Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2239  ·  NGC 2244  ·  NGC 2252  ·  Rosette nebula  ·  The star 12Mon
NGC2237 - Rosette Nebula, Cristiano Secci
NGC2237 - Rosette Nebula
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NGC2237 - Rosette Nebula

NGC2237 - Rosette Nebula, Cristiano Secci
NGC2237 - Rosette Nebula
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NGC2237 - Rosette Nebula

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Description

The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is a large spherical H II region (circular in appearance) located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open cluster NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50) is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula's matter.

The cluster and nebula lie at a distance of some 5,000 light-years from Earth) and measure roughly 130 light years in diameter. The radiation from the young stars excites the atoms in the nebula, causing them to emit radiation themselves producing the emission nebula we see. The mass of the nebula is estimated to be around 10,000 solar masses.

A survey of the nebula with the Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed the presence of numerous new-born stars inside optical Rosette Nebula and studded within a dense molecular cloud. Altogether, approximately 2500 young stars lie in this star-forming complex, including the massive O-type stars HD 46223 and HD 46150, which are primarily responsible for blowing the ionized bubble.

Technical Data:

OTA: TecnoSky SuperAPO 80 - Reduced at F/4.8

Mount: iOptron CEM60

Camera: ZWO ASI 1600 MM-C, cooled at -20C

Guide Camera: QHY-5LII Mono

Guide Scope: ArteSky 60mm F/4

Filters: Optolong Ha, OIII, SII

Baader Coma Corrector MPCIII

Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PHD2, Deep Sky Stacker, PS

33 frames in total, Gain 139 - Offset 21

Ha 10x120s (20 minutes)

OIII 13x120s (26 minutes)

SII 10x120s (20 minutes)

Total Integration Time: 1 hour, 6 minutes

15 Bias

15 Darks

60 Flats (20 for each channel)

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NGC2237 - Rosette Nebula, Cristiano Secci