Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2237  ·  NGC 2238  ·  NGC 2239  ·  NGC 2246  ·  NGC 2252  ·  Rosette A  ·  Rosette B  ·  Rosette Nebula  ·  The star 12 Mon
Smiling Rosette, Jelieta Walinski Ph.D
Smiling Rosette
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Smiling Rosette

Smiling Rosette, Jelieta Walinski Ph.D
Smiling Rosette
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Smiling Rosette

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Optics: Celestron Nexstar Evolution 9.25 235mm f/10 Schmidth Cassegrain Telescope
Mount: Sky Watcher EQ-6R PRO Computerized Equatorial Mount - S30300
Camera: ZWO - ASI2600MCPRO
This is Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49). It is a  vast emission nebula located about 5,200 light years away. The star forming region lies near a large molecular cloud in the constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. It is closely associated with the young open star cluster NGC 2244.

This is my first attempt in this nebula,

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Smiling Rosette, Jelieta Walinski Ph.D