Alessandro Carrozzi
The Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula is a vast emission nebula, whose shape vaguely resembles that of a rose. It lies within the constellation Monoceros (the Unicorn), approximately 5,000 light-years from Earth.
This image was captured during the testing of a new imaging setup, under the light-polluted skies of Casalgrande, in the Po Valley, and was obtained with only 85 minutes of total integration time.
Technical details:
Lens: Nikkor 400mm f/2.8
Mount: SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro
Imaging/Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MC Duo
Filter: Optolong L-Extreme (dual band Ha/OIII 7nm)
Exposures: 17 x 300s at f/4
The Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula is a vast emission nebula, whose shape vaguely resembles that of a rose. It lies within the constellation Monoceros (the Unicorn), approximately 5,000 light-years from Earth.
This image was captured during the testing of a new imaging setup, under the light-polluted skies of Casalgrande, in the Po Valley, and was obtained with only 85 minutes of total integration time.
Technical details:
Lens: Nikkor 400mm f/2.8
Mount: SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro
Imaging/Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MC Duo
Filter: Optolong L-Extreme (dual band Ha/OIII 7nm)
Exposures: 17 x 300s at f/4