IC 2177 - The Seagull Nebula

IC 2177 is a region of nebulosity that lies along the border between the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major. It is a roughly circular HII 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, although it more properly includes the neighboring regions of star clusters, dust clouds and reflection nebulae. This latter region includes the open clusters NGC 2335 and NGC 2343 and the reflection nebula NGC 2327.

 

Taken from 2/13/2015 to 3/8/2015 in Chino Valley, AZ

 

Takahashi FSQ-106ED refractor

SBIG STF-8300M camera using an AstroDon Ha & Baader LRGB filters.

Losmandy G11 mount

 

Exposure Details:

This is a four panel mosaic. The exposures are duplicated for each panel.

Lum 56 min. (8 x 7 min.)

Ha 180 min. (12 x 15 min.)

Red 28 min. (4 x 7 min.)

Green 56 min. (8 x 7 min.)

Blue 56 min. (8 x 7 min.)

 

For more info see...

bf-astro.com/ic2177/ic2177.htm

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