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The Rosette Nebula (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. 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.
The nebula has a shape reminiscent of a human skull, and is sometimes referred to as the "Skull Nebula". It is not to be confused with NGC 246, which is also nicknamed the "Skull Nebula".
The Little Rosette Nebula, or Sharpless 2-170, is a less known nebula named for the Rosette Nebula.
Reference:Wikipedia
Telescope: William Optics FLT132
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM/P
Filter Wheel: ZWO & Position Filter Wheel
Filters: QHY 36mm unmounted L R G B, Baader 36mm unmounted HA OIII SII
Guidng: ZWO OAG-L
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120 Mini
Mount: Losmandy G11 running EQStarPro
Mount Control: EQASCOM
Focusing: SharpSky Pro and Sequence Generator Pro 4 (automated)
Light Box by Exfso
Capture Software: Sequence Generator Pro 4
Guiding Software: PHD2
Calibration and Stacking Software: PixInsight
Processing Software: PixInsight
Number and Type of Data Frames: L=90X120sec, R=30x180sec, G=30x180sec,
B=30x180sec
Ha= x sec , SII= x sec, OIII= x sec
Binning: 1x1
Total Image Time: 7.5 hrs
Location: Lockleys Observatory B, Tanunda, Sth Australia
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