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The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros 27-Feb-2021 (binned/monochrome)

Distance: 5,200ly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosette_Nebula

Equipment configuration and exposure data:

Mount: Orion HDX110 German equatorial mount controlled by TSXPro (Software Bisque) via EQASCOM
Telescope: Celestron RASA 11 V2. 11" f/2.2 Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph, 620mm FL
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro. Gain 100; Offset 21
Filter: Optolong L-eNhance. Image capture scale: AS/P=2.4760" (1.238" binned 2x)
Image capture software: Software Bisque TSXPro Camera Addon
Exposures: 9 @ 480s, beginning 02/27/2021 07:32:00.990 PM MST. Calibration: 0 bias frames, 13 darks, 0 flats; Autoguided.
Centered on: GSC (Guide Star Catalog) 154:1269; Center RA (2000.0): 06h 31m 54.60s. Center Dec (2000.0): +04° 59' 229".
Guide camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini. Autoguide software: PHD2 Guiding 2.6.9dev3. Tracking: 0.47" Total RMS.
Post processing software: ImagesPlus6.5; LuminarAI from SkyLum; ThumbsPlus Pro 10. Cropped to trim stacking overlap.

Moon Illumination: 98.9%; Moon Phase: 15.7 days old (Waning Gibbous); Angular Separation from object: 75° 08'. (SkySafari 6 Pro)

Source image: 20210227_Rosette-Darked_CombExcAvg-IPddp-LumAI-TPadj1.tif


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