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IC2177 - The Seagull Nebula in Monoceros
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Copyright 2005 Hap Griffin
Also known as Gum1, IC2177 somewhat resembles the shape of a seagull, thus its
more common name. Actually, the designation IC2177 only refers to the red
emission nebula representing the seagull's "wings"...the brighter
"head" nebula which also includes some blue reflection components is
known separately as NGC 2327. A dark nebula protrudes into the nebula from
the east.
This nebulosity complex lies at a distance of approximately 1,800 light years.
Registar reports
23,587 stars in this photograph.
Date/Location:
February 5, 2005 Griffin/Hunter
Observatory Bethune, SC
Instrument: Canon 300D Digital SLR (modified) through Orion ED80 w/ Meade
.63 Focal Reducer piggybacked on LX-200
Focal Ratio: Approx. f4.5
Guiding: Auto through LX-200 w/ SBIG ST-237
Conditions: Visually clear
Weather: 37 deg. F
Exposure: 125 minutes total @ ISO 800 (25 x 5 min exposures) calibrated with flat frame
and Master Dark frame (median combine of 9 darks)
Filters: Baader UV/IR Block
Processing: Focused and captured with DSLRFocus.
RAW to TIFF conversion, frame calibrations, Digital Development,
Adaptive Richardson_Lucy deconvolution, scaling and JPEG conversion with ImagesPlus.
Frame alignment in Registar. Noise reduction with
NeatImage.