"A rose by any other name would smell
as sweet." NGC 2239 is the Rosette Nebula. NGC 2244 is the star
cluster in the core.
Note: This image won 1st Place at the 16th Annual Region Meeting of Amateur
Astronomers (aka "BobFest") for the category "Deep Space, CCD"
| Date: | 10/12/2007 |
| Location: | MASP 2007, Robbins, NC |
| Optics: | WO Megrez 110, 655mm f/5.9 |
| Exposure: | L: 12 x 15 min, RGB: 6 x 10 min each |
| Camera: | SBIG STL-11000M |
| Mount: | Losmandy G11 |
