IC2177 Seagull Nebula
IC2177 Seagull Nebula TriColor & BiColor
IC2177 the Seagull Nebula is in the constellation Monoceros, and is approximately 3600 light years away. This also includes NGC 2327 a compact, dusty emission region with an embedded star that forms the bird’s head also known as the Parrot Nebula.
Crop of Seagull Nebula
IC 2177 Seagull BiColor Image
This is produced with the Ha and OIII Data. The Ha is assigned to the Red channel the OIII is assigned to the Green channel , the Ha and OIII are combined to form a synthetic channel mapped to Blue. A layer of RGB stars has been added.
IC2177 20min Ha Subframe
IC2177 20min Ha Subframes 24 x 1 = 480 min combined image
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IC2177 20min OIII Subframe
IC2177 20min OIII Subframes 10 x 1 = 200 min combined image
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IC2177 20min SII Subframe
IC2177 20min SII Subframes 13 x 1 = 260 min combined image
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Scope TMB130mm
Camera Apogee U8300
Mount Atlas EQG
Filters Astrodon Ha5nm OIII3nm SII3nm
Exposures Ha 7.6hrs OIII 3.3hrs SII 4.3hrs 20min subs Total 15.2hrs
Location Connellsville Pa. Home Observatory 2012