A wide Rosette Nebula frame centered on the open cluster that clears the heart of the nebula.
This frame remains part of the Lost Photons archive.
- What am I looking at?
- The Rosette Nebula is a large circular star-forming region whose central cluster has cleared a cavity in the gas.
- How far away is it?
- About 5,000 light-years away.
- Where is it in the sky?
- In Monoceros, near Orion in the winter sky.
- Why does it matter?
- A classic narrowband target showing how young stars hollow out their birth clouds.
- When is the best time to photograph it?
- Winter when Monoceros and Orion are high.
Capture summary
Nebula in Monoceros
Narrowband
Ha, OIII, SII
Winter target / wide composition
- Optolong L-eNhance 2 11h 20m 54 x 300s, 08 x 300s, 37 x 600s
When to image this target
Nebula in Monoceros; best planned for December through February from New Jersey.
Winter targets reward clear, steady nights and usually climb well by late evening.
Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.
Emission nebulae are good candidates for narrowband filters; reflection nebulae prefer darker skies.
NGC 2237 is listed here in Monoceros.
Current frame: Narrowband / Ha, OIII, SII.
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Approximate horizon crossing.
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Acquisition & processing notes
Filter channels, integration times, and capture dates for this frame.
- Optolong L-eNhance 2 54 x 300s, 08 x 300s, 37 x 600s, 11h 20m
Field notes for this target.
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| Channel | Frames | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Optolong L-eNhance 2 | 54 x 300s, 08 x 300s, 37 x 600s | 11h 20m |
- Equipment used
- From my current rig
- Mount
- iOptron CEM60
- Telescope
- Explore Scientific FCD100 127mm Carbon Fiber Triplet APO
- Camera
- ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
- Filters
- Chroma 36mm Ha, OIII, SII, and LRGB (ZWO EFW 7×36mm)
- Focuser / rotator
- MoonLite NiteCrawler
- Reducer
- Starizona Apex ED 0.65×
- Guiding
- ZWO off-axis guider + ASI290MM Mini
- Control / power
- PrimaLuceLab Eagle 4S, Powerwerx PSU, Bioenno field battery, and MEGAbox
