IC2177

Seagull Nebula (Gum1)

Object Info

Type

Diffuse/Dark Nebula

Constellation

Monoceros

Distance

1,820 ly

Date

January 30, 2009

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Ha 8x15 (bin 1x1), R 3x5, G 3x5, B 3x5 (bin 2x2)

Notes

The head portion of the very large Seagull nebula.

Optics

Takahashi MT200 Newtonian

Focal Length

960mm @f/4.8

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Starlight Feather Touch Micro Focuser

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon RGB, 6nm Ha

Software

CCD Commander, Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop