NGC2244 in Monoceros
Open cluster with nebulosity
Uploaded
4/23/10
There
is a lot going on in this field. The central star cluster was
the main focus of this exposure sequence, NGC2244. Easily seen
with the naked eye as a 4.8 magnitude nebulous blur the cluster
contains over 100 confirmed members and spans 25 arc minutes
in size. Surrounding this cluster is the emission nebulosity
ngc2237, the Rosette nebula. Some of the dark Bok globules can
be seen on the right edge and most of the faint stars here are
very yellow from dust in this part of the sky. |
Optics: 12.5" f/5 Newtonian Astrograph w/Lumicon Coma Corrector
Platform: Astrophysics AP1200
Camera: Hutech Modified Canon XTi @ ISO800
Exposure: 3 x 5m
Location: Payson, Arizona
Elevation: 5150 ft.
Sky: Seeing 6/10, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature: 45F
Processing Tools: Photoshop CS2, Images Plus 3.82
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