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NGC NGC 2237

Rosette Nebula

Emission Nebula
Monoceros
Easy

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

Angular size
80′ × 60′
Magnitude
9
Best months
Dec-Mar
Constellation
Monoceros
Catalog IDs
NGC 2237;NGC 2238;NGC 2239;NGC 2246;Caldwell 49
Common aliases
Rosette;Caldwell 50 (cluster)

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
Askar
500mm f/5.8 · 85mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Borg
500mm f/5.6 · 90mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
499mm f/6.1 · 82mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
496mm f/5.5 · 91mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 4.13° × 2.75°
Scale 1.55″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
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FOV 4.13° × 2.75°
Scale 1.55″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
Preview in planner
FOV 4.13° × 2.75°
Scale 1.55″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
Preview in planner

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