Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

NGC2244, Rosette Nebula (NGC2237-NGC2246)

15-May-2026 09:08 ADT 15-May-2026 12:08 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), 29-Jan-2015

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5, CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD, PHD2
Imaging Camera: Canon 350D (modified) for RGB
ISO: 1600
Frames: 8 @ 300s for RGB
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+ for Ha
Frames: 4 @ 900s for Ha
Total Exposure: 1h40ms
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 5200 ly
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This uses the same RGB data as the 2011-11-25 image, with new Ha data added.