NGC 2244 - The Rosette Nebula (2004)

Equipment: Takahashi FSQ-106 at f/5 on a Takahashi NJP mount, SBIG STL-6303E (Ha) and SBIG STL-11000 (color)

Exposure: Ha(Ha+R)GB, 180:15:40:40 minutes

Location: The Ballauer Observatory near Azle, Texas. Transparency 4.8 mag zenithal, seeing 7/10, temperature 38°F, camera cooled to -25°C.

Reprocessed in May 2013 using Dark frame calibration, flat fields, registration, and Winsor Rejection combine in PixInsight, followed by final HaRGB combine, deblooming, color balance, and selective sharpening in Photoshop CS6.