Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  IC 2177  ·  M 50  ·  NGC 2323  ·  NGC 2335  ·  NGC 2343  ·  NGC 2359  ·  NGC 2374
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Seagull Nebula, Johannes Bock
Seagull Nebula
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Seagull Nebula

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Seagull Nebula, Johannes Bock
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Seagull Nebula

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The Seagull nebula is an active starforming area in the Orion arm of our milkyway. The name is defined depending on the shape of the nebula like a seagull with wide spreaded wings.

Another object in the imaging field is the Thor's helmet nebula. A nebula created by a Wolf-Rayett star.

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Seagull Nebula, Johannes Bock