NGC2237-9 - "The Rosette Nebula" in Monoceros
| Lenses: | Ha: Nikon
180ED f/2.8 Color: Canon 300/4 @ f/4.5 |
| Camera: | Ha: Atik 16HR w/Astrodon 12nm
filter Color: Canon 10D |
| Exposures: | Ha: 18 @ 5 min. Color: 12 @ 5 min. |
| Mount: | Losmandy G-11 |
| Guiding: | STV w/105mm Takumar lens and Orion SSAG w/Komura 300mm lens |
| Processing: | Ha:
Images were focused, aligned, and combined in MaxIm DL. Combined image
was adjusted (levels, curves) in Photoshop CS2. Color: Images were converted, calibrated, and combined (Add) in ImagesPlus. Levels, Curves, and Cropping were done in Photoshop 7. The Ha and color images were aligned using RegiStar and combined (layer-color blend) in Photoshop CS2 |
| Note: | This is a rich star-forming area illuminated by bright, young stars. NGC2244 is the star cluster at the center of the nebulosity. It is aptly named. |
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