Rosette Nebula (NGC2237)

The Rosette Nebula is an emission nebula relatively close to us at only 5000 light years away. It is star nursery with numerous young stars.

This image was taken on March 6, 2023 using the OpenAstroTracker with OpenAstro Guider and Auto Polar Alignment. Camera used was a ZWO ASI533MC Pro and an Lenhance Filter. Image acquisition done using Ekos and Kstars running on a Rapsberry Pi. Guiding done using PHD2.

Stacked a total of 31 180 sec images in Siril. Also performed gradient correction, color calibration, and stretching in Siril. Final touch ups performed in Gimp.