NGC 2244 | ||
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| Description: | This emission nebula is known as 'The Rosette Nebula'. It is a roughly spherical shell, several hundred light years in diameter. It appears to be a 'doughnut hole' shape because we see it through a hole in the spherical shell. Click here to see a full size crop of the center of this nebula. | |
| Constellation: | Monoceros | |
| Distance: | 5,000 light years | |
| Apparent Size: | 24' | |
| Date: | 18 november 2005 | |
| Equipment: | FSQ @ f/5, STL 11000, MI-250 | |
| Exposure: | 3 hours 6nm Ha (Astrodon) | |
| Comments: | This is a 'first light' image for the STL 11000 camera and, as such, it's not the most elegant of images. | |