Rosette Nebula

Rosette Nebula NGC-2244 taken from Staffordshire, UK by Nigel Armitage in February 2025.

The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is an H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy.
The cluster and nebula lie at a distance of 5,000 light-years from Earth and measure roughly 130 light years in diameter. The radiation from the young stars excites the atoms in the nebula, causing them to emit radiation themselves producing the emission nebula we see. The mass of the nebula is estimated to be around 10,000 solar masses.
This piece contains 61 images, 2 hours of data.
It was taken in a Bortle 5 Sky.

The equipment used was:
Williams Optics FLT132
ASI ZWO240MC Pro OSC
Optilong L Extreem Filter
ZWO AM5
ASIAir Plus
Williams Optics 50mm Guide Scope
ASI ZWO 120mm Mini Guide Camera.

The image was processed using Pixinsight and Photoshop.

Monoceros Constellation Map. Credit: IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine 

(Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). License: CC 4

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