Rosette Nebula
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Object
Rosette Nebula
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Description
The Rosetta Nebula is a vast cloud of dust and gas, extending over an area of more than 1 degree across, or about 5 times the area covered by the full moon. Its parts have been assigned different NGC numbers: 2237, 2238, 2239, and 2246. Within the nebula, open star cluster NGC 2244 is situated, consisted of the young stars which recently formed from the nebula's material, and the brightest of which make the nebula shine by exciting its atoms to emit radiation. Star formation is still in progress in this vast cloud of interstellar matter. -
Image
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Scope
Zenithstar 80 ED & meade 6.3 fr
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Camera
ST2000XCM
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Mount
Losmandy G11
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Filters
Baader IR
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Guiding
Self Guided
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Exposure Info
5 hours of exposure time (20 x 15min) -
Date
03/13/2007
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Copyright
Photo copyright Thomas Kerns, Beluga Lake Observatory