Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  12 Mon  ·  Monoceros  ·  NGC 2237  ·  NGC 2238  ·  NGC 2239  ·  NGC 2244  ·  NGC 2246  ·  NGC 2252  ·  Rosette nebula  ·  Sh2-275  ·  The star 12Mon
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Rosette Nebula, JDJ
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Rosette Nebula

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Rosette Nebula

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Description

The Rosette nebula is a flower-shaped HII emission nebula located in Monoceros. The open star cluster NGC 2244 is located at the center of the nebula.

Rosette Nebula imaged on January 25 & 26, 2019 with WO GT81 at F4.7 (382 mm focal length) using Flat6A II field flattener/0.8x reducer, Orion Skyglow Imaging Filter, and full spectrum modified Nikon D5300.

Pre-processed using PixInsight Batch Pre-Processing (BPP) script. Images calibrated using darks, bias, and flats. Stacked 86 subs (120 sec at ISO 200) for a total integration time of ~3 hours. Post-processed in Pixinsight: Cropped, gradient removal with DBE, Background Neutralization, Color Calibration, SCNR, stretched using Histogram Transformation Tool, Curves Transformation, ACDNR noise reduction, and Color Saturation.

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