Digitized Sky Survey II

This is the Digitized Sky Survey II (DSS-II) view of the Rosette Nebula.

Credit:

NASA/ESA, the DSS-II and GSC-II Consortia (with images from the 'Palomar Observatory-STScI Digital Sky Survey of the northern sky, based on scans of the Second Palomar Sky Survey are copyright ) 1993-1999 by the California Institute of Technology)

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About the Image

NASA press release

Id:	opo0118c
Type:	Observation
Release date:	4 June 2001, 18:30
Size:	1775 x 1775 px

About the Object

Name:	NGC 2237, Rosette Nebula
Type:	Unspecified : Nebula
Constellation:	Monoceros
Category:	Nebulae

Image Formats

Fullsize Original

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Large JPEG

1.4 MB

Screensize JPEG

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Classic Wallpapers

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Coordinates

Position (RA):	6 31 39.96
Position (Dec):	4° 57' 49.49"
Field of view:	29.89 x 29.86 arcminutes
Orientation:	North is 0.2° right of vertical

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Optical (DSS2)
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Colours & filters

Band	Wavelength	Telescope
Optical B	479 nm	Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optical R	649 nm	Digitized Sky Survey 2