Seagull Nebula
Seagull Nebula: It is not yet clear if this is a galactic emission nebula or a super nova remnant. It has a huge extent and is believed to be 3400 LY away. Actually it is quite faint, therefore not so often observed and photographed.
In this image several prominent objects within the nebula can be recognized:The head of the seagull has the designation Sharpless 292, the end of the right wing Sharpless 297, above the right wing is van den Berg (vdB) 90 and 88, right from center VdB 95. In addition quite a few Open Clusters are also contained in the image.
Object |
Seagull Nebula |
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Catagory |
Nebulae |
Designation |
IC 2177 |
Constellation |
Monoceros |
Optics |
Takahashi FSQ 106 ED f/5 |
Camera |
SBIG STL 11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
6 x 20min H-alpha, 3 x 10min each RGB, Baader filterset. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark + Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
StarlightXpress Lodestar with Schneider OAG, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, Photoshop. Colorcode L:H-alpha,R/H-alpha,G,B |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 15+6 Jan 2019 |
Remark |
