NGC 2244 - Rosette Nebula - Chuck Novice
Photo description / processing
Constellation: Unicorn
Type of object: Emitting nebula
Distance: 4,710 light-years
Magnitude: 9.0
Discovered in : 1865
Fun Facts !
The Rosette Nebula is an active nursery of stars relatively close to us.
NGC 2244 is actually part of the Rosette, and it's the ultraviolet radiation from the stars in this cluster that ionizes the nebula's hydrogen (HII region), giving it its red hue.
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Sky-Watcher 200PDS
- Camera
- Canon EOS 6D
- Mount
- Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
- Guide Scope
- Sky-Watcher 9/50
- Guide Camera
- ZWO ASI120MM Mini
- Accessories
- TS-Optics Superflat GPU Coma Corrector
- Software
- Pixinsight, Adobe Photoshop
- Location
- Gers, France
Light pollution
Green, Bortle 4 zone
- Date taken
Exposure
- 29 × 120″ · ISO/Gain: 1600 · Filter ALP-T Dual Band (Ha-OIII) 5nm ·
Total exposure: 58 m
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