| OBJECT |
Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) (image above is reduced-size | other sizes: medium , original) Distance: 5,200 light years |
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| Telescope | Takahashi FS-60C @ f/6.2 | |
| Mount | Takahashi EM200 Temma II | |
| Camera | QSI 540wsg @ -15C | |
| Filters | Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2 | |
| Guider | SX Lodestar | |
| Settings | 4x15min Ha; 4x10min L; 2x5min ea RGB (all bin1x1); AstroArt5, CS4 (slightly cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) | |
| Date/Location Notes |
6 January 2014 - Las Cruces, NM Published in Chinese National Astronomy magazine, December 2015. Published in Milenio Newspaper (Monterrey, Mexico) pg 12, on 19 Oct 2014 (screenshot). Published as Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day, 8 Aug 14 (screenshot). Published 10 May 14 on Space.com Facebook page Published 8 May 14: - 21st slot in Space.com "May 2014 Night Sky Photos" (screenshot) "Burning Rose on a Stem" LHaRGB image - my first try at the Rosette. This image is LHa_HaRGB, where Ha:L (80:20) was used for Luminance, and Ha:R (80:20) was used for the Red channel. Lastly, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." - William Shakespeare |
