Sh2-296: The Red Dragon Duo Narrowband (Brandon Tackett)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Monoceros (Mon) · Contains: HD52891 · HD52941 · HD52942 · HD52966 · HD52983 · HD53010 · HD53034 · HD53035 · HD53059 · HD53060 · HD53086 · HD53159 · HD53179 · HD53240 · HD53241 · HD53302 · HD53303 · HD53339 · HD53367 · HD53429 · HD53455 · HD53456 · HD53457 · HD53458 · HD53485 · HD53515 · HD53569 · HD53594 · HD53595 · HD53622 · And 78 more.

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Continued nights with >50% moon with the RASA8 + 2600 MC + IDAS Duo narrowband. I enjoyed processing the data having imaged this beautiful nebula in the winter night sky with different focal lengths and cameras. So much more detail with the RASA compared to the Askar 400 at 280 mm with OSC +plus Ha with the ASI 1600 mm from my last attempt at this object. I believe there are some tilt issues causing the abnormal appearance of the bottom left corner of the image. These abberations could also be a flat issue that I will need to revisit.

SH2-296 known as the Seagull Nebula (my kids think it is a Dragon from how to train your dragon) is a predominantly hydrogen emission nebula but also has a fair of amount of oxygen emission. The formation is located approximately 3,600 light years from earth in the constellations of Monoceros and Canis Major. The formation includes several open clusters including NGC 2327 seagull’s head, NGC 2335 at the left wing tip, SH2-297 is another emission nebula on the right wing tip, SH2-295 above the right wing.

Seagull Nebula Ha+OSC IC 2177 Askar 400

How to Train Your Dragon: Thor and the Phoenix Dragon ( Seagull Nebula and Thor's Helmet) A SHO Hubble Palette Rokinon 135 mm

Seagull Nebula IC 2177 SHO Hubble Palette RASA 8

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RA (center)	07h06m41s.87
RA (top/left)	07h02m16s.40
RA (top/right)	07h02m20s.27
RA (bottom/right)	07h11m10s.39
RA (bottom/left)	07h11m00s.31

Dec (center)	-11°03′40″.3
Dec (top/left)	-09°30′27″.1
Dec (top/right)	-12°37′43″.10
Dec (bottom/right)	-12°36′41″.5
Dec (bottom/left)	-09°29′07″.2

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