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Date: 18/12/2009

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Name: Rosette Nebula - NGC 2237 -  Distance  5,200 Light Years  - In the Constellation  Monoceros.

The cluster and nebula lie at a distance of some 5,200 light years from Earth  and measure roughly 130 light years in diameter. The radiation  from the young stars excite 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.

 

 

Location: Golden Grove  WA Stacking Mode:  Mosaic
Camera: Canon 20D - LP Filter Removed Alignment Method:  Automatic
Optics: Skywatcher ED80 Stacking Mode:  Mosaic
Exposure: 800ASA - 13 x 540 Seconds RGB BKG Cal:  Yes
Total Exposure:  1 Hour 50 Minutes. Per Channel Cal:  No
Guiding: DSI on Mead LX200R. Method:  Median Kappa-Sigma K=2/I=5
Filter: Astronomik CLS-CCD Darks:  No
Focus: Bahtinov Mask Flat:  No
   

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RA (J2000):     06h 32m Levels, Colour Balance, Curves, Saturation Scaling, jpeg Conversion.
DEC (J2000):  4* 52 '
Constellation:  Monoceros
Distance:  5,200 Light Years