Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  IC 2177  ·  NGC 2335  ·  NGC 2343
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NGC 2327 and the Seagull Nebula IC 2177 - Astronomy Picture of the Day March 12, 2014, JOAO A MATTEI
NGC 2327 and the Seagull Nebula IC 2177 - Astronomy Picture of the Day March 12, 2014
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NGC 2327 and the Seagull Nebula IC 2177 - Astronomy Picture of the Day March 12, 2014

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NGC 2327 and the Seagull Nebula IC 2177 - Astronomy Picture of the Day March 12, 2014, JOAO A MATTEI
NGC 2327 and the Seagull Nebula IC 2177 - Astronomy Picture of the Day March 12, 2014
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NGC 2327 and the Seagull Nebula IC 2177 - Astronomy Picture of the Day March 12, 2014

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This image was captured in a two days campaign, during 2014 January, in Santana de Parnaíba, a little city near Sao Paulo, Brazil, where I have my observatory - Observatório da Serra.

The Seagull nebula is part of the Canis Majoris reflection nebula complex. Most of the nebulosity visible on the bottom of this image is part of the Seagull's Wings (catalogued as IC 2177 or Sh2-296) and the Seagull's Head is catalogued as NGC 2327 or Sh2-292.

This was captured using Baader HA, OIII and SII filters and processed using the CCDStack and PS. Then my friend Nando Pinheiro finished it on PI revealing magnificent details of the wings.

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NGC 2327 and the Seagull Nebula IC 2177 - Astronomy Picture of the Day March 12, 2014, JOAO A MATTEI