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OBJECT DATA: NGC2237, The Rosette nebula (Monoceros). Distance: 5.200 light years. Angular size: 1.3º
CATEGORY: Emission nebula
OPTICS: William Optics Megrez 90 APO f/6.2
MOUNT: Losmandy GM-8
CAMERA: Modified Canon 350D (with Baader IR filter) @ 400 ISO
FILTERS: Baader 7 nm H alpha filter
DATE: April 1, 2008
LOCATION & CONDITIONS: Las Rozas (Madrid) - Spain. 6ºC
EXPOSURE: 27 X 300 sec. (Total: 135 min.)
CALIBRATION FRAMES: 25 darks, 26 flats
AQUISITION & PROCESSING: MaxIm DL, Images Plus, Photoshop CS3
COMMENTS: The Rosette Nebula is a large, circular H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in Monoceros. NGC2237 is in fact only part of the Rosette nebula, which is normally used to denote the whole nebula. The whole complex includes an open cluster within the nebula (NGC2244).

TECHNICAL DETAILS ICAL DETAILS

OBJECT DATA: NGC2237, The Rosette nebula (Monoceros). Distance: 5.200 light years. Angular size: 1.3º
CATEGORY: Emission nebula
OPTICS: William Optics Megrez 90 APO f/6.2
MOUNT: Losmandy GM-8
CAMERA: Modified Canon 350D (with Baader IR filter) @ 800 ISO
FILTERS: Lumicon Deep Sky
DATE: March 4 and 5, 2008
LOCATION & CONDITIONS: Las Rozas (Madrid) - Spain. 12-15 ºC
EXPOSURE: 6 X 900 sec. + 6 X 900 sec.(Total: 180 min.)
CALIBRATION FRAMES: 12 darks, 0 flats
AQUISITION & PROCESSING: MaxIm DL, Images Plus, Photoshop CS3
COMMENTS: The Rosette Nebula is a large, circular H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in Monoceros. NGC2237 is in fact only part of the Rosette nebula, which is normally used to denote the whole nebula. The whole complex includes an open cluster within the nebula (NGC2244).