The Rosette and the Christmas Tree - Wide field around the Rosette - L-Para test -

by Cédric Humbert

Objects in field: Christmas Tree Cluster, Rosette Nebula, NGC 2237, NGC 2238, NGC 2239, NGC 2246, NGC 2252, NGC 2259, NGC 2264, IC 447, IC 448, Rosette A, Rosette B, The star 12 Mon, The star 13 Mon, The star 14 Mon, The star 15 Mon, The star 16 Mon, The star 17 Mon

Equipment: Askar FRA400, ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

Integration: 9h 10m

Hello everyone It took me 2 and a half years to complete my first mosaic with the asiair… but here it is, done. This target is a test of the new Optolong L-Para filter that was sent to me for testing. The L-Para is a Bi band (HO) with a fairly wide band (10nm) What better than a large Emission nebula expanse in Monoceros with the Rosette and the Christmas Tree Nebula available for most of the…