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NGC 2237

NGC 2237 — Rosette Nebula

Emission Nebula
· Monoceros
Beginner
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Target information

Object type
Emission Nebula
Constellation
Monoceros
Right ascension
6h 31m 54s
Declination
+4° 57′ 00″
Magnitude
9
Angular size
80′ × 60′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Beginner
Best months
Dec-Mar
Catalog IDs
NGC 2237;NGC 2238;NGC 2239;NGC 2246;Caldwell 49

About this target

Large HII region surrounding open cluster NGC 2244; excellent narrowband subject.

Recommended telescopes

Askar
500mm f/5.6 · 90mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
500mm f/2.8 · 180mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Borg
500mm f/5.6 · 90mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Askar
500mm f/5.8 · 85mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
499mm f/6.1 · 82mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
SharpStar
518mm f/5.5 · 94mm aperture
Frames 51% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 4.13° × 2.75°
Scale 2.45″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
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FOV 4.13° × 2.75°
Scale 2.45″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
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FOV 2.19° × 1.49°
Scale 1.91″/px
Target fills 89% of frame
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