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Selected as NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 14 2005

Taken on January 19 2005 from residential backyard in Castro Valley, California.

Pentax Takumar 150mm f/2.8 medium format camera lens (stopped down to f/4)

ST10XME imaging camera (self guided) operated at -30C

Finger Lakes DF2 Digital Focuser

Finger Lakes CFW1 Filter wheel

AstroDon 6nm [OIII] and [SII] filter (50mm unmounted)

Custom Scientific 3nm Ha filter (50mm unmounted)

four exposures of 15 minutes for Halpha

four exposures of 10 minutes for [OIII] and [SII]

two hours 20 minutes total exposure time


Description

Rosette Nebula
Source

http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/ngc2244_rosette_nebula_widefield_page.htm
Date

January 19 2005
Author

Richard Crisp
Permission

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Image title Processed with MaxIm DL
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 300 dpi
Vertical resolution 300 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
File change date and time 01:19, 20 January 2005
Color space 65535
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