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Rosette Nebula 2023 - NGC 2238, MountainAir
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Rosette Nebula 2023 - NGC 2238

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Rosette Nebula 2023 - NGC 2238, MountainAir
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Rosette Nebula 2023 - NGC 2238

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I present to you:  The Rosette Nebula

I've been in this hobby almost 4 years now, and this is my first narrow-band Rosette Nebula.  It's a difficult target to capture here in SoCal because of the winter weather -- wind, clouds, poor seeing, and cold temperatures that make "camping" at dark sky sites difficult.  Every year I try, but until now I was unable to capture a full set of data.

I generally do not like images that are over-saturated, but my filters seem very good at capturing the whitish "smoke" in the core that washes out that beautiful blue color.  I really had to push this processing, but still think it turned out well.

Let me know how you like it in the comments!

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Rosette Nebula 2023 - NGC 2238, MountainAir