Object: Rosette Nebula

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Equipment Vixen ED 130 SS, Orion Atlas Mount, Guider - WO 70mm w/ Orion StarShoot Guider
Exposure  QHY8 CCD Camera, Captured with MaxIm DL 6x20 min Exposures, 3x20min Darks
Processing DeepSky Stacker, Color and Background Adjustments CCD Stack
PhotoShop CS3 - Applied Curves and Astronomy Tools Photoshop Actions Set, version v1.6
Date/Time/Location 02/13/2010 Start 8:00 pm, Mt Pinos, Ca

 

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Equipment William Optics FLT-110  f/6.5, AP600 GTO Mount, ST2000XM Duel Chip
Exposure  5 -20 min Exposures H-alpha
Processing CCDSoft DDP 50%, Screen Stretch, Unsharp mask - PhotoShop 7.0 Levels & Curves
Date/Time/Location 03/01/2006 Winchester Gun Club, Santa Barbara, Ca Mountains

Rosette Nebula
NGC 2244
Other description: Open cluster with nebulosity.
Constellation: Mon
Dreyer description: Cluster, beautiful, stars scattered (12 Mon).
Magnitude: 4.8
RA: 06h 32m 44.1s Dec: +04°51'45"
RA: 06h 32m 24.0s Dec: +04°52'00" (Epoch 2000)
Azm: 142°49'22" Alt: +54°55'06"
Size:24.0'