Rosette Nebula (caldwell 49) image

Rosette Nebula (caldwell 49)


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Description

.25 hours of RGB using the modified Canon 5D Mark II, SO I THOUGHT!! not realising at the time that when Canon had returned my camera they had mistakingly removed the Baader UV/IR block filter and replaced it with the stock Canon IR filter. When modified this camera produced a high degree of hydrogen alpha sensitivity, in the stock form however the Ha sensitivity is vastly reduced. Due to this mistake this image reveals a different wavelength of light and the hot young blue stars at the centre. Date of Shoot 8th December 2010 Camera: Canon 5D Mark II 9 x 15 min sub exposures with flats and dark frames. Scope: TMB 130SS using WO/TMB 68mm Field Flattener. Autoguided with Orion Auto Guider on Stellarvue 10x60 Mountain Instruments MI-250 Mount Image Acquired using Nebulosity II, stacked with Deep Sky stacker and processed with Photoshop CS3, using Noel Carboni's tools, diffraction spikes have been added. This was my last image using the 5D Mark II as I am moving to a monochrome CCD and I also need to fund another scope, anyone interested in buying please email me at [email protected]