Wallpaper author:
Simon Bakewell
09 Jul 2023
Rosette Nebula NGC2244
The Rosette Nebula is a vast emission nebula located about 5,200 light years away. The star forming region lies near a large molecular cloud in the constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. It is closely associated with the young open star cluster NGC 2244
Dataset from which the image was processed
Caldwell 49
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- 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 |