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It was cold but the skies were crisp and the Rosette Nebula was calling me.
More detail in it than I have captured before!
About the Rosette Nebula
It is also known as Caldwell 49) is an H II region
located near one end of a giant molecular cloud
in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy
to the west of the constellation Orion.
An open cluster of stars known as NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50)
is closely associated with the nebulosity,
the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula's matter.
Data about my image taken January 9, 2024:
45 - 2 minute shots combined for a total of 1.5 hours of integration time.
80mm Daystar Refractor - 480mm f/6
A modified Canon T3i camera (captures more reds aka Hydrogen Alpha light)
I did not use any special filters for this image.
Post-processed with Affinity Photo, Siril, Starnet and Luminar 2018
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