Digitized Sky Survey II

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

r.titleFullsize Original
6.0 MB
r.titleLarge JPEG
1.4 MB
r.titleScreensize JPEG
460.8 KB

Wallpapers

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r.title1280x1024
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r.title1600x1200
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r.title1920x1200
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r.title2048x1536
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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
View in ESASky:
ESASky
View in WorldWide Telescope:
View in WorldWide Telescope

Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Optical
B		479 nm Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optical
R		649 nm Digitized Sky Survey 2

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