NGC 2244. The Rosette Nebula. January.2021
The Rosette Nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation of Monoceros. The nebula is a large cloud of gas and dust that lies near a large molecular cloud and is closely associated with the open cluster NGC 2244, whose stars were formed from the nebula’s matter in the last five million years. It lies at a distance of 5,200 light years.
Added a few more subs to the previous image. Subs captured Nov, Dec 2020 and Jan 2021.
HEQ5 PRO
WO71GT with P-Flat6A III reducer/corrector
QHY163M Gain210 Offset70 -20C
QHYCFW2 S filter wheel
Baader 36mm Narrowband filter set
Acquisition time 5hrs45mins
Processed using Straton star removal, Pixinsight and Photoshop.
NGC 2244. The Rosette Nebula. January.2021
The Rosette Nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation of Monoceros. The nebula is a large cloud of gas and dust that lies near a large molecular cloud and is closely associated with the open cluster NGC 2244, whose stars were formed from the nebula’s matter in the last five million years. It lies at a distance of 5,200 light years.
Added a few more subs to the previous image. Subs captured Nov, Dec 2020 and Jan 2021.
HEQ5 PRO
WO71GT with P-Flat6A III reducer/corrector
QHY163M Gain210 Offset70 -20C
QHYCFW2 S filter wheel
Baader 36mm Narrowband filter set
Acquisition time 5hrs45mins
Processed using Straton star removal, Pixinsight and Photoshop.