NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula
| Description | The Rosette Nebula, also known as Caldwell 49, is an H II region situated near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is closely associated with the open cluster Caldwell 50, as the stars in this cluster were formed from the nebula’s material. The nebula has a shape that resembles a human skull, which is why it is sometimes referred to as the “Skull Nebula.” However, it should not be confused with another object that also bears the nickname “Skull Nebula. |
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| Data/Processing Attribution | This is my data and processing. |
| Distances/Size | Distance to the object- 5,200 light years; angular size in the sky is about 1.3 degrees in diameter; size of the nebula is about 65 light years in diameter |
| Equipment | Mount-Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro; Scope- Sky Watcher Esprit 100ED, 100 mm aperture, 550mm focal length; Camera- ZWO ASI533 MC Pro, 1.40 arcsec/pixel. |
| Observatory | Image was taken with narroband filters 3nm band pass in Bortle 9 camp in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia |
| Exposure | LRGB filters, total exposure- 5 hours 20 min. |