The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is a large, circular H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open cluster NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50) is closely associated with the nebulosity, the starsof the cluster having been formed from the nebula’s matter. A survey of the nebula with the Chandra X-ray Observatory in 2001 has revealed the presence of very hot, young stars at the core of the Rosette Nebula. These stars have heated the surrounding gas to a temperature in the order of 6 million kelvins causing them to emit copious amounts of X-rays.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi TOA-130
Imaging cameras: FLI ML 11002
Mounts: Astro-Physics Mach 1 GTO
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi TOA-130
Guiding cameras: Starlight Xpress Lodestar
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6, Main Sequence Software Sequence Generator Pro, CCDStack2
Filters: Astrodon Narrowband Set (Ha OIII SII)
Accessories: 67 Field Flattener
Dates: Jan. 11, 2014
Frames: 58×1200″

Autor: Mark Striebeck

AstroPhotography of the day by SPONLI

30 January 2014

We select the best works of amateur astrophotographers with details of equipment, shooting processing etc.