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The Rosette Nebula

After a long night at Joshua Tree last night, here's the first result! The open star cluster, NGC 2244 and the Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49). A large star forming region in the direction of Monoceros. New stars are being formed and exerting radiation pressure scultping the surrounding nebula. :)

 

02/19/12

Joshua Tree National Park, CA

44 frames = 45 min 3 seconds ISO 6400

Images stacked in DeepSkyStacker, processed in Gimp 2

6" Meade Newtonian Reflector LXD75 EQ Mount

Canon Rebel T3 DSLR

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Uploaded on February 20, 2012
Taken on February 20, 2012