Rosette Nebula
Published in Astronomy Now Magazine March 2018
Published in Astronomy Now Magazine 2019 Yearbook
Published in Astronomy Now Magazine March 2018
Published in Astronomy Now Magazine 2019 Yearbook
The Rosette Nebula is a large spherical region in the constellation Monoceros. It is around 5,200 light years from Earth.
TARGET
Nomenclature: NGC 2237, NGC 2238, NGC 2239, NGC 2246, Caldwell 49, Sh2-275, CTB 21
Right Ascension: 06:33:45
Declination: 04:59:54
Size: 80 arc min
Discovery: John Herschel
EQUIPMENT USED
APM TMB LZOS 152 refractor
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
QSI6120 CCD camera
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
5nm Ha: 14x1800 bin 1x1
3nm OIII: 16x1800 bin 1x1
5nm SII: 10x1800 bin 1x1
Total integration: 20 hours
Pixel scale: 0.534 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.375 degrees
Capture dates: 29 December2017 - 11 January 2018
Capture location: Alcalali, Spain
5nm Ha: 14x1800 bin 1x1
3nm OIII: 16x1800 bin 1x1
5nm SII: 10x1800 bin 1x1
Total integration: 20 hours
Pixel scale: 0.534 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.375 degrees
Capture dates: 29 December2017 - 11 January 2018
Capture location: Alcalali, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2