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Rosette Nebula

Rosette Nebula

  • Object: SH2 275
  • Object type: Nebula
  • Captured: 2025-10-10
  • Equipment: Celestron 11inch Edge HD · Skywatcher EQ6-Pro · ZW0 1600MM · ZWO EFW · SH0 · SHO
  • Telescope: Celestron 11inch Edge HD
  • Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-Pro
  • Camera: ZW0 1600MM
  • Filter wheel: ZWO EFW
  • Filters: SH0
  • Filter set: SHO
  • Scope type: SCT
  • Exposure: many hours
  • Processing: Pixinsight

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Wikipedia reference

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Rosette Nebula

The Rosette Nebula is an 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 is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula's matter.

  • Distance: 5,200 ly (1,600 pc)
  • Apparent magnitude (V): 9.0
  • Apparent dimensions (V): 1.3 °
  • Constellation: Monoceros
  • Radius: 65 ly

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