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The Details |
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Object |
NGC 2244 Rosette Nebula in Monoceros |
Optics |
Astro Physics 160 EDF refractor at f/5.7 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000M |
Filters |
Tru-Balance 6nm Hydrogen Alpha filter |
Date |
23 March 2008 |
Location |
Mount Wilson Observatory - Mount Wilson, CA |
Exposure |
Ha 6 x 1200 sec 1x1 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, Photoshop CS3 |
| Orientation | Field of View: 02°10’50" x 01°27’02" centered on RA 06h31m59s DEC +04°56’12” (2000.0) . North angle 90.3°; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | The nebula itself has a number of NGC designations identifying its various bright areas, they being NGC 2237, 2238, 2239 and 2246. The open cluster in the center of the Rosette Nebula is NGC 2244, it a relatively young 4 million years in age with its stars formed from the surrounding gas. The diameter of the nebula is about 130 light years across. It is situated about 4500 light years from earth and contains up to 11,000 solar masses of material, making it one of the largest such nebulae in the Milky Way galaxy. |
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