IC2177

Seagull Nebula (Gum1)

IC2177

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse/Dark Nebula

Constellation

Monoceros

Distance

1,820 ly

Capture Details

Date

January 4, 2014

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Ha 8x15, R 4x10, G 4x10, B 4x10 (bin 1x1)

Notes

Ha was shot earlier from backyard.

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

FLI ML-6303E

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

FLI CFW2-7, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB, 3nm Ha

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop