Rosette nebula HST palette
There is a well-defined list of the most prominent astrophotography targets, and the Rosette nebula in Monoceros has been on this list since the…
Christmas Tree cluster and Cone nebula
The Christmas Tree star cluster (NGC2264) was named for its triangular shape made of young stars, that look like a tree. A bit below that cluster…
Rosette one more time
I pictured NGC2244 Rosette nebula almost three years ago. It was 6" newtonian then and CCD camera. A few days ago again it came to my field of view -…
Rosette emission
NGC2244 Rosette emission nebula is extreme, it is actually a complex that consists of hot, young stars (about 2500 of them are there), molecular…
Rosette stars - blue is hot
Not so long time ago Saint Valentine's Rosette appeared in my blog. A few days later I pictured a little bit of RGB light to this frame, so it is now…
Saint Valentine's Rosette - update
NGC2244 is formal code of the star open cluster placed about 5000 light years away in the constellation Monoceros (Unicorn). The stars in this…