Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  IC 2177  ·  NGC 2327  ·  NGC 2335  ·  PK223-02.1  ·  Sh2-292  ·  Sh2-296  ·  VdB91  ·  VdB92  ·  VdB95
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IC2177 The Seagull Nebula  RGB,Ha, Dave Erickson
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IC2177 The Seagull Nebula RGB,Ha

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IC2177 The Seagull Nebula  RGB,Ha, Dave Erickson
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IC2177 The Seagull Nebula RGB,Ha

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The Seagull Nebula a lovely object whose head is IC 2177 is a roughly circular H II region centered on the Be star HD 53367. The Seagull is a region of nebulosity that borders Monoceros and Canis Major at roughly 3600 light years distant.

This image was taken over several nights using a 6" F/6.45 Melior Apo, and a QHY 600 Pro with Astrodon RGB and 5nm Halpha filters, Gain at 56 and offset at 64.

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