Rosette Nebula, buckahh

Rosette Nebula

Rosette Nebula, buckahh

Rosette Nebula

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Description

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.

- 5,000 light-years from Earth.

- 130 light years in diameter

Bi-color (HOO) 2 pane mosaic taken over two nights. Per pane:

- Ha: 12 frames at 600 sec.

- Oiii: 12 frames at 600 sec.

- 4 hours total integration

APT for capture, PHD2 guiding, DeepSkyStacker, and Photoshop for all post. My first posted image!

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Rosette Nebula, buckahh