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NGC 2244 Rosetta Nebula, Don Pearce
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NGC 2244 Rosetta Nebula

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NGC 2244 Rosetta Nebula

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First light with my Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTI. Overall very happy with the result. 26x3 minute subs with the ZWO Duo-Band filter.
I used my trusty little Evoguide 50ED scope with field flattener and my QHY 294C colour camera.

The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is an H II region 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 nebula has been noted to be having a shape reminiscent of a human skull, and is sometimes referred to as the "Skull Nebula." It is not to be confused with NGC 246, which is also nicknamed the "Skull Nebula."

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NGC 2244 Rosetta Nebula, Don Pearce