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Rosette Nebula - True Color Broadband

The Rosette Nebula is a star-forming region approximately 5,000 light-years from earth. It is located in the Monoceros Region of our MilkyWay Galaxy. It is approximately 130 light-years across and at the center contains the open star cluster NGC 2244.

 

I imaged the Rosette at two International Dark Sky sites over the course of three months from December 2019 - February 2020. In total, it is about 8.5 hours of data. The image is comprised of only broadband, visible light with no filters. I cropped in the image to provide a closer view of the detail.

 

Equipment Used:

-Mount: Skywatcher Heq5-Pro

-Imaging Scope: William Optics Zenithstar 61 f/5.9

-Imaging Camera: Canon Rebel t7i (stock)

-Guide Scope: ZWO 30mm f/4 Mini Guide Scope

-Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM-S

-Software: Sharpcap, PhD 2, APT, Deep Sky Stacker, Photoshop

 

Image Details:

-Lights: 22x350", 43x300", 44x240"

-Darks: 92

-Bias: 155

-Flats: 50

 

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Uploaded on April 30, 2020
Taken on April 30, 2020