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Tameem Altameemi
Ras Al Khaimah Mountains, UAE
12/16/2023
01:00 am

Equipment Details:

Skywatcher Evostar 72ED Apo Refractor F.L 420mm
Guiding Scope: Svbony Mini Guider Scope 30mm/120mm F4

Mount: Skywatcher AZEQ-5 Pro Synscan Goto
Guide camera: ZWO ASI120mm
Main camera: ZWO ASI294MC -Pro cooled camera
ZWO EAF focuser: 5V EAF

Imaging Software: AsiAir

Accessories:
AsiAir Plus
L-enhancs Filter

Post-processing Details:

Stacking Programs:

PixInsight
Photoshop for watermark

Camera temp: 0°C
Gain: 120
Light: 350 x 120sec
Darks: 50
Bais: 100
Flats: 50
Total: 11 hours 40 Minutes
3 Days of Data.

Image Details:

This is one of my best deep sky images, it took 3 days from me to complete almost 12 hours of Data, The Rosette Nebula known as NGC 2237 is a giant emission nebula in the constellation Monoceros at a distance of about 5200 light years. It is approximately 130 light years in diameter, significantly larger than the famous Orion Nebula (M42) which is much closer to the Earth. It is a region of intense star formation.

And while searching for more information about the, I discovered a new and fun piece of information at the same time: that we can identify animals present in the center of the nebula.

I added the names of these animals, and they actually match their real forms.

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