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Object Information
| Description | The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is a large spherical H II region (circular in appearance) located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open cluster NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50) is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula's matter. |
| Type | HII Emission nebula |
| Brightness | 9 mag (vis) |
| Apparent Size | 80' x 60' |
| Distance | 0.000065 MLy |
Exposure Information
| Date | 2019-12-22 |
| Location | Grossroehrsdorf Saxony |
| Optics | 70-200 Telephoto Lens |
| Camera | ASI 294 MC PRO |
| Integration | 12x180 sec (0.6 h total) |