NGC 2237 · ROSETTE NEBULA FEB 2026
§ DEEP-SKY · TARGET
NGC 2237
Rosette Nebula
- TYPE
- Emission nebula + open cluster
- CONSTELLATION
- Monoceros
- DISTANCE
- 5,200 ly
- MAGNITUDE
- +6.0
- APPARENT SIZE
- 80' × 80'
ACQUISITION
DATE
Feb 2026
LOCATION
Columbus, OH · Bortle 5
INTEGRATION
~11h
PALETTE
HOO
FILTERS
Antlia ALP-T
A 130-light-year-wide cloud of hydrogen with an open cluster blown through its middle. The cluster (NGC 2244) is what's ionizing it.
§ 01 · PROCESSING
Workflow
- Stacked in PixInsight (WBPP) with calibration frames
- StarXTerminator star removal
- BlurXTerminator deconvolution
- NoiseXTerminator noise reduction
§ 02 · GEAR
Equipment
- SCOPE
- 3D-printed 150mm f/5 Newtonian astrograph
- CAMERA
- ASI533MC Pro
- MOUNT
- Proxisky Umis20s
- FILTERS
- Antlia ALP-T
- GUIDING
- SVBony 60mm guide scope · 22mm mini guide cam · PHD2