The Rosette Nebula | |||
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The Rosette Nebula in the constellation Monoceros, just next door to Orion. This is a large, nearly circular cloud of dust and gas surrounding the open star cluster NGC 2244. The stars in the cluster were formed directly from the gaseous nebula | |||
| Optics: | Canon 500mm lens | ||
| Camera: | astro-modified Canon T5i | ||
| Exposure info: | 38 x 150 secs, iso800, f/5.6 | ||
| Filters used: | none | ||
| date: | 3/24/2015 | ||