Wallpaper author:
Philip Yates
06 Oct 2023
Rosette from SPA 1
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. 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............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 97.94571 Dec 5.1012
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................30 Sept 2023 - 19 Jan 2025
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SII | 300 | 6h10m | 74 |
| OIII | 288 | 5h55m | 74 |
| Halpha | 312 | 6h20m | 73 |