Even though the amount of subs does not represent the ideal dataset for Steve and I, having had many winter storms that has disrupted imaging, the image of the head of the eponymous Seagull has turned out very well, as long as you treat the data with respect
. I hope we can gather further data next winter, but a pleasing WIP nevertheless.
From Wikipedia: "
IC 2177 is a region of nebulosity that lies along the border between the
constellationsMonoceros and
Canis Major. It is a roughly circular
H II region centered on the
Be starHD 53367.
[5] This nebula was discovered by Welsh amateur astronomer
Isaac Roberts and was described by him as "pretty bright, extremely large, irregularly round, very diffuse."
[6]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 latter region includes the open clusters
NGC 2335 and
NGC 2343".
Data acquisition: Barry Wilson & Steve Milne
Processing: Barry Wilson
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