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The Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) Under A Full Moon, Terry Hancock

The Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) Under A Full Moon

The Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) Under A Full Moon, Terry Hancock

The Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) Under A Full Moon

Description

This is 3 x 2 minute exposures each RGB bin 1x1 and a total of 18 minutes added to h-alpha data which I used for luminance.

Total Exposure time 148 mins.

Image details

Location: DownUnder Observatory, Fremont MI

Date of Shoot: March 13th, 16th 2014

H-Alpha 130 min 13 x 10 min H-Alpha 7nm bin 1x1

RGB 18 min 3 x 2 min ea, bin 1x1

Equipment

QHY11S monochrome CCD cooled to -20C

Takahashi E-180 F2.8 Astrograph

Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount

Image Acquisition Maxim DL

Stacking and Calibrating: CCDStack

Registration of images in Registar

Post Processing Photoshop CS5

This active star forming nebula lies in the Monoceros Constellation (the Unicorn) only 5,200 light-years distant. This massive cloud of hydrogen has been condensing to form new stars and is thought to be very similar to the environment that gave birth to our own Solar System.

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The Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) Under A Full Moon, Terry Hancock