NGC2237

Rosette Nebula in Emission-Line

NGC2237

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Monoceros

Distance

5,500 ly

Capture Details

Date

February 16, 2007

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 12x15, OIII 6x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB

Notes

Ha also used as the Luminance layer

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha, OIII

Software

MaxIm DL 4, RegiStar, Photoshop cs2