The Seagull Nebula (IC2177) + Stars Over Bucks + SHO-3nm

The Seagull Nebula (IC2177)

Credit: Stars Over Bucks

Filters: Optolong SHO-3nm narrowband filters

 

 

 

The Seagull Nebula (IC2177) in the constellation Monoceros and Canis Major. This is a very large emission nebula measuring over 100 light years in diameter at a distance of 3600 light years. The nebula is made up mostly of ionized hydrogen excited by the energy of nearby giant stars. In fact the nebula contains clusters of young blue stars that cause the nebula to grow, stars that were “born” in the nebula itself. The Seagulls small head is at top left and the large wings are below. I captured this with my remote telescope in Texas over the course of 5 nights. 

 

 

 

Telescope: William Optics Pleiades 111 f/4.8
Camera: Zwo ASI 6200MM Pro
Exposure: 100 x 6min SHO, 15 x 1min RGB
Mount: Zwo AM5
Guiding: ASI290mini, 30mm scope
Filter: Optolong 3nm SHO
Software: ASI Air, DSS, Pixinsight 
Sky: Bortle 1

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