The Rosette Nebula 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 is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula's matter.
WikipediaDistance to Earth: 5,219 light years
Radius: 65 light years
Coordinates: RA 6h 33m 45s | Dec +4° 59′ 54″
Dimensions: about 130 light years
constellation-guide.comConstellation: Monoceros
Apparent magnitude (V): 9
Designations: SH 2-275, CTB 21, Caldwell 49
Above is quick description of the Rosette Nebula. The image is currently a work in progress with roughly 5 hours of data collected over two nights. The first night I collected roughly 90 minutes of data with exposures of 180 Seconds using the NBZ filter, ASI6200C and the Takahashi BRC 250. The second night I collected four hours of data using the same exposure with the NB1 filter.
Colors channels were extracted using PixInsight and processed.
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