| Classification: |
Diffuse Nebula / IC2177 / Gum1 / Sh2-292/296/297 |
| Constellation: |
Monoceros (MON) |
| Object Location: |
Ra 07h 09m 02s Dec -11° 03’21” (current)(centered) |
| Size & Distance: |
120 x 120 Apx 3650 light-years |
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| Date & Location: |
02-4/5-2022 Little Blair Valley, CA. |
| Exposure: |
HaSHORGB 150-180-150, 36, Ha-10x15, S2-12x15, O3-10x15 RGB- 6x2 ea, (Bin 1x1) |
| Optics: |
Telescope Engineering Company APO110FL w/ TEC FF @ f/5.74, 631mm, FLI-Atlas focuser. |
| Mount: |
Astro-Physics Mach 1 GTOCP4 / ATS 8x36 Pier. |
| Camera: |
FLI-PL16803 @-25c / FLI CFW5-7 / Guided by SBIG ST-I / w OAG. |
| Filters: |
Astrodon 3nm Ha-S2-O3. G2 RGB |
| Software: |
MaxImDL 6.11, Photoshop CC, CCDStack, Topaz Labs. |
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| Notes: |
Sky conditions: Average seeing, light wind, Temp mid 30’s to 57
Image Field of view is 195 x 197 arcmin. Image Scale 2.94 arcsec/pix
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IC 2177 is a region of nebulosity that lies along the border between Monoceros and Canis Major. It’s a roughly circular H II region centered on the Be star HD 53367. This nebula was discovered by Welsh amateur astronomer Isaac Roberts and was described by him as, "pretty bright, extremely large, irregularly round, very diffuse.
The name Seagull Nebula is sometimes applied by amateur astronomers to this emission region, although it more properly includes the neighboring regions of star clusters, dust clouds and reflection nebulae. This
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