Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  IC 2177  ·  NGC 2335  ·  NGC 2343
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IC2177, The Seagull Nebula, Charles Bracken
IC2177, The Seagull Nebula
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IC2177, The Seagull Nebula, Charles Bracken
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I haven’t imaged this object in almost a decade, as the weather here in Pennsylvania is not often clear in mid-winter, which is the only time this southern object is high enough. It’s only above 30 degrees altitude for 5 hours a night, and the highest it gets is 38 degrees. I was able to get two nights of data before the snowstorm came, for a total of 8.3 hours integration. With the ASI2600MM combined with the FSQ106 0.73x reducer, it just barely fits in the field of view.

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IC2177, The Seagull Nebula, Charles Bracken