Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

NGC2244, Rosette Nebula (NGC2237-NGC2246)

15-May-2026 09:09 ADT 15-May-2026 12:09 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


NGC2244, Rosette Nebula (NGC2237-NGC2246), 25-Dec-2011

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Canon 350D (modified)
ISO: 1600
Frames: 8 @ 300s, 1 @ 60s
Total Exposure: 40m59s
Processing: DSS, GIMP
Distance: 5200 ly