Recent few clear nights allowed the opportuntiy to capture some data for the following photo of the Rosette Nebula. The nebula is a H11 region in the constellation Monoceros, about 5,000 light years away and a diameter of 130 light years.

There are 2,500 young stars in the nebula, the radiation from them excites the atoms in the nebula causing them to emit radiation themselves. There is an X-ray glow in the centre from the super hot plasma reaching 10 million degrees, significantly hotter than similar H11 regions.

 

Photo by John Gould

Using Skywatcher 100mm refractor telescope, ZWO 294 camera (-20 degrees) and an Optolong Ha and Oiii filter. Only 15 photos at 200 seconds each and processed in Pixinsight with a Hubble Pallet.