Rosette Nebula (NGC 2238)

 Posted: Mar 17th, 2025
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Telescope/Lens: Askar SQA 85 мм f/4.8
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro
Mount: Ioptron HAE 29 C
Guide Scope: Askar 52 мм F4
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120 MM mini
Software: SharpCap 4.0, Siril, Adobe Photoshop
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33 x 180" ISO/Gain: 100
Orange, Bortle 6 zone:
 Petushki Vladimirskaya Oblast, Russia
 Mar 15th, 2025
1 h 39 m
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Resolution: 3903x3134 px
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First light of the Askar SQA 85 mm f/4.8 telescope. The emission nebula NGC 2238 belongs to the constellation Monoceros. It is located at a distance of approximately 5200 light-years. The diameter of the "Rosette" is about 130 light-years. It represents a giant region of ionized hydrogen where star formation processes occur.
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  19 Mar, 2025
  3 h 12 m
I continue testing the wonderful astrograph Askar SQA 85. Indeed, an almost perfectly flat field across the entire frame, stars at the edges are not stretched…
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  17 Mar, 2025
  1 h 39 m
First light of the Askar SQA 85 mm f/4.8 telescope. The emission nebula NGC 2238 belongs to the constellation Monoceros. It is located at a distance of approxim…
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