Truely outstanding nebula in the winter sky. This large nebula carries several NGC designations including NGC 2244 (the central star cluster) as well as NGC 2237 - 2239 and NGC 2246. More information about the Rosette nebula can be found on the SEDs website.
Photograph Information | |
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Date | 12.23.2006 |
Location | Flint Hills of Kansas |
Telescope | AP130 @ f4.5 w/AP telecompressor |
Camera | Canon 350D, Hutech modified type I |
Exposure | Stack of 21, 8 minute exposures at ISO 800 |
Notes | 29°F, 91%rh, very good transparancy Calibrated with bias, dark and flat frames. Initial RAW conversion, registration and stacking in IRIS. Noise reduction in PixInsight LE 1.02 Additional adjustments in Photoshop CS2 |