Rosette Nebula
NGC 2244

Photo credit: Daniel S. Perry
Other names: NGC 2237, NGC 2238, NGC 2239, NGC 2244, NGC 2246, Caldwell 49, Caldwell 50
Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/5
Mount: Astro-Physics 900 GTO on permanent pier
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel XSi/450D [ Self-modified with Astrodon AD40D ]
Exposure: 100 minutes [ 20 x 5 minutes ] at ISO 800
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Location: Landers, CA [ CaliforniaStars Observatory ]
Date April 1, 2011
Notes: Processing: Image acquisition with Canon EOS Utility. Calibration (30 darks and 15 flats), align, and combine with ImagesPlus 3.75. Levels, curves, sharpen, crop, saturate, and resize in Photoshop.

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