Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2239  ·  NGC 2244  ·  NGC 2252  ·  Rosette nebula  ·  The star 12Mon
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The Rosette Nebula - NGC2244, Henrique Silva
The Rosette Nebula - NGC2244
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The Rosette Nebula - NGC2244

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The Rosette Nebula - NGC2244, Henrique Silva
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The Rosette Nebula - NGC2244

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The nebula is a large cloud of gas and dust that lies near a large molecular cloud and is closely associated with the open cluster NGC 2244, whose stars were formed from the nebula’s matter in the last five million years.

Is an emission nebula, a large star forming region located in the constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn, and is approximately 5,200 light years distant from Earth.

Details:

M: Celestron CGEM & Orion SSAG

T: AT72ED & TS Flattener

C: CANON 450D monomod TEC cooled (0ºC),

Frames:

Astronomik Ha 12Nm Clip: 10x600" ISO1600

Astronomik OIII 12Nm Clip: 10x400" ISO1600

19/12/2016

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The Rosette Nebula - NGC2244, Henrique Silva

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