Wallpaper author:
AMAL BIJU
23 Jan 2021
Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula is an H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open cluster NGC 2244 is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula's matter.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Caldwell 49
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 97.9167 Dec 4.95
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................22 Sept 2020 - 17 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 56 | 16m | 17 |
| Red | 49 | 14m | 17 |
| Green | 45 | 12m | 16 |
| Blue | 53 | 14m | 16 |
| Halpha | 1013 | 4h30m | 16 |