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Rosette Nebula in Hubble Palette, Tom Wildoner
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Rosette Nebula in Hubble Palette

Rosette Nebula in Hubble Palette, Tom Wildoner
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Rosette Nebula in Hubble Palette

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The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49 or Sharpless 275) is a large spherical ionized atomic hydrogen region (H II region) that is circular in appearance and 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 (from Wikipedia). The nebula is about 5,200 light-years away and spans nearly 65 light-years. This version has been processed using the Hubble Palette.

Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Right ascension: 06h 33m 45s
Declination: +04° 59′ 54″
Distance: 5,200 ly
Apparent magnitude (V): 9.0
Apparent dimensions (V): 1.3 °
Constellation: Monoceros

Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED Telescope,  ZWO AS2600mc-Pro running at -10C, Celestron CGEM-DX mount, Optolong L-eXtreme 2” filter, 36 x 300 second guided exposures, darks from the library and flats at the end of imaging, focused with a ZWO EAF, controlled with a ZWO ASIAir Pro. Processed using PixInsight and DSS. Image Date: February 15, 2023. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

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Rosette Nebula in Hubble Palette, Tom Wildoner

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