“...all the past is but a beginning of a beginning, and that all that is and has been is but the twilight of dawn.”

— H.G. Wells
1902

NGC 2244

Rosette Nebula

Rosette Nebula

Rosette Nebula with Couguar. The nebula is in the constellation Monoceros. This was taken with a CCD camera on Dec 25th 2011. The total exposure through an H-Alpha filter took 1.75 hours.

Rosette Nebula

Rosette Nebula

Rosette Nebula AKA NGC numbers: 2237, 2238, 2239, and 2246. Within the nebula, open star cluster NGC 2244

NGC2237 & NGC2244

NGC2237 & NGC2244

Two hour exposure h-alpha filter

NGC-2244

NGC-2244

Balmy temps in the upper 20's lured me out to do some imaging.
This one is  a one hour combined exposure in false color.

NGC 2244

NGC 2244

Camera:  QHY8
Scope:  LX200 14 GPS @ F/2
LPS filter
82 X 45 seconds = 61 minutes

Rosette Close up

Rosette Close up

After seeing Joe's close up I remember I got one too.

NGC-2244

NGC-2244

NGC-2244 the cluster in the center of the Rosette Nebula taken last evening.
The Rosette is a big object. I could only fit the core at FL-800. 

Naming The Rose

Naming The Rose

What is a Youth?

What is a youth? Impetuous fire.
What is a maid? Ice and desire.
The world wags on,
a rose will bloom....
It then will fade:
so does a youth,
so does the fairest maid.
Comes a time when one sweet smile
has a season for a while....
Then love's in love with me.
Some they think only to marry,
others will tease and tarry.
Mine is the very best parry.
Cupid he rules us all.
Caper the cape, but sing me the song,