the rosette nebula

[rory]

evening all. while observing a few clusters tonight i come across ngc 2244 ,the o/c in monoceros. i used a refernce book to confirm the star pattern .so then i realised im sat smack in the middle of ngc2237,the rosette nebula,so i sat and observed for ten to fifteen minutes to see what i could temp out.

NOTHING is the answer .

i was abit gutted at first,but after researching a little on the forums i realised its a tough one to observe. and theres me with my orange sky glow unfiltered roof top infested sky ! what was i thinking.

[ollypenrice]

It's a dark site object. In 8x42 bins it shows as a slight milkiness around the cluster. A short focal length scope capable of framing all of it (say a max focal length around 600mm) with a widefield EP and O111 or UHC filter brings it out. It's always subtle. You probably need a sky around Mag 6 or better.

Olly

[crashtestdummy]

i managed to get some nebula tonight with a uhc filter but it more dark fuzzy haze than the red nebulosity you see in photo's

[swamp thing]

Got the rosette through my 10" at a VLM5 site. This was with an O-III filter, couldn't see it without. It's much better/easier from a dark site though.

[crashtestdummy]

how does the OIII and UHC filter compare on the rosetta?i had one of each in 1.25" but im in the middle of upgrading to 2" filters but only got the UHC so far

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I spotted the Rosette with my 15x70 bins in a fortuitous clear patch between hazy cloud. Very difficult. With my C8 from a seriously dark site I have spotted the dust lanes before. Colour never appears. I have yet to try my 80mm APM with 31T5 Nagler on it (should be better, given its size). I have not tried my O-III filter either. May give it a shot this evening.

[swamp thing]

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how does the OIII and UHC filter compare on the rosetta?i had one of each in 1.25" but im in the middle of upgrading to 2" filters but only got the UHC so far

Been a while since I owned an UHC filter. I sold mine in a moment of madness (and lack of money). I kept the O-III. Personally, I prefer the more aggressive filters, I find they add more.

TBH I couldn't remember which worked best on the rosette. The O-III works well on it though.

[EntropyStar]

I was looking at this last night and it was barely detectable from my garden (typical edge of town estate), the star cluster in the centre is pretty though

I find taking a little time look around the FOV starts to tease the detail out, never seen dust lanes from home though, only at a dark site.

[WaveSoarer]

I also viewed this last night with my 10 x 50 bins between gaps in the cloud. I could only make out the star cluster in the centre but I'll have another look as I probably didn't spend enough time on it to let the view soak in. When we get a decent clear sky I'll try viewing with the telescope with my OIII filter - it works like magic on the Veil nebula.

[KevUU]

I went heading to it fairly soon after I got my scope, and saw nothing. But I was too distracted by the "dragonfly cluster" and forgot to be upset (my partner's naming skills there, but as soon as she said that I saw it the same and now the name has stuck!).