Climate change is starting to be felt in every aspect of life. Endless cloudy days and nights in winter have become a real nightmare and this will be the norm in the coming years. Last night was my first chance in many months to look at the stars and set up a telescope for photos. There are many objects for photography, but my choice was the Rosette emission nebula. This is not the best time to photograph this nebula. Located in the visible band of the Milky Way in the constellation of the Monoceros, it is quite low above the horizon (about 40 degrees) and quickly escapes from view together with the companion constellation Orion.
You will find it at this address RA: 06h 33m 45s DEC: +04° 59′ 54″
NGC2237 is an emission nebula recorded in the hydrogen H-alpha band. Distance from Earth is about 5,200 light years, diameter about 65 light years. The photo was created after taking and calibrating 30 frames at an exposure of 300 seconds using an Astronomik Ha 6nm filter.
