IC 2177 Mosaic (Jeff Reitzel)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Monoceros (Mon) · Contains: IC 2177 · LBN 1027 · LBN 1030 · LBN 1033 · LBN 1034 · LBN 1035 · LBN 1037 · LBN 1038 · LBN 1039 · NGC 2327 · NGC 2335 · NGC 2343 · PK225-02.1 · Sh2-292 · Sh2-293 · Sh2-295 · Sh2-296 · Sh2-297 · VdB88 · VdB89 · VdB90 · VdB91 · VdB92 · VdB94 · VdB95

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IC 2177 Mosaic

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This colorful region of nebulosity is located very near our celestial equator some 3600 light years away making it visible from most locations on Earth. Discovered by Welsh amateur astronomer Isaac Roberts, it is a large collection of bright emission nebula, reflection nebula, and dust. It can be found in the sky near Monoceros just beyond the reach of Canis Major. One can easily imagine a large bird behaving a similar way with a dog here on Earth. Possibly how it came to be known to amateur astronomers as The Seagull Nebula. The bright bow shock that is visible just above the dust at right-center of the image is from runaway star FN Canis Majoris. Numerous separately catalogued nebula as well as star clusters are found throughout the large area included in this image.

This has always been a favorite area to me and became my main project on a recent trip. It is a 2 panel mosaic to get as much of the area as I could in the time I had available. It has proven difficult to image with great detail looking through so much atmosphere from my mid-northern latitude. I am thrilled to have finally found an opportunity to try it.

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PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	07h06m34s.40
RA (top/left)	07h01m32s.86
RA (top/right)	07h01m18s.32
RA (bottom/right)	07h11m41s.18
RA (bottom/left)	07h11m42s.90

Dec (center)	-11°01′28″.9
Dec (top/left)	-09°25′58″.5
Dec (top/right)	-12°36′23″.1
Dec (bottom/right)	-12°37′57″.7
Dec (bottom/left)	-09°27′35″.5

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