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Nebula
NGC 2244
Rosette Nebula


Object : NGC 2244 (Caldwell 49)
Coordinates/Direction : RA: 06h33m, DEC: +04o59'
Object size : 78'
Apparent magnitude : 9
Distance : 5200 ly
No solar mass : -
Radius : 65 ly
Find in constellation : Monoceros
More to know : Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Rosette_Nebula

NGC 2244, 2021-12-24, processed 2024

NGC 2244 Open Cluster, Sweden 2021 (Click on image and get a full resolution image in a new window)
Date : 2021-12-24
Time (UT) : 21:22 - 22:15
Mount : SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro, Beltdrive (DIY 2019)
Guide : QHY5 camera with 400 mm f/6.3 lens
Lens/telescope : Pentax 645 300 mm ED f/4 (set to f/4)
Corrector/Barlow : -
Field (FOV) : 6.8x4.5o (full frame) before crop
camera : Canon 6D, QE=0.5, full frame, 20 Mpixel, 14 bit
camera temperature: About 6o C above surrounding temperature
Film/CCD : Raw, Cr2
Filter : none
Control system : Mount by EQMOD, camera by APT, guide by PHD2, focuser by USB-focus, ASCOM Windows PC
Exp. time : 43x30 seconds = 22 minutes, iso1600, dithering mode
Image process tool : Siril, Gimp, Irfanview
Processing : synthetic bias, flat, photometric color calibration
Weather : clear, temperature -9o C
Site : Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra. Bortle 9
Free view Az: 20o to 90o, 165o to 185o, Alt: 20o to 55o
Comment : This open cluster sit inside the Rosette Nebula. The nebulosity from the nebula is impossible to se from light polluted environment but the open cluster is visible. The size of the nebula is 80' and the open cluster 24', the Moon is 30' as a comparison. This night was cold, -9o C, the coldest I have tested the equipment at is -15o C.
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