Image of the Rosette Nebula (NGC 6888) in H-alpha enhanced color. The Rosette Nebula is a large, circular H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open cluster NGC 2244 is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula's matter.

Details -
Color frames-
Date and Location - Backyard in Victoria BC, 2008-03-04.
Equipment - Williams 105mm refractor with modified Canon 350D on HEQ5 mount.
Exposure - 62 light and 30 dark frames at 60s and ISO 800 with 20 flat frames for calibration.
H-alpha frames - Date - 2009-12-24
Equipment - 105mm WO refractor with modified Canon T1i on HEQ5 mount.
Conditions - Clear and cold (1 deg C).
Exposures - 55 light and 20 dark at ISO 3200 for 120s each with 8 flats for calibration.
Processing - ImagesPlus and Photoshop.