IC2177 (2017)

Object	IC2177, NGC2323, M50, Sh2-292, Sh2-296, NGC2343, NGC2327, NGC2335, GUM1, LBN1027, LDN1657, "Parrot Nebula", "Seagull Nebula"
Description	The Seagull Nebula is a large HII emission nebula in Monoceros. It was captured here with a telephoto lens at a focal length of 200mm. The framing includes the entire nebula as well as open star cluster NGC2323 on the left-hand side of the photo. It was captured with a cooled, mono camera, and the following filters: H-alpha, Red, Green, Blue.
Rights Statement	This image is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). If you use this image elsewhere, you must provide an attribution (credit line) like this: IC2177 (2017) by Nico Carver is licensed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 Licesnse.
Acquisition Dates	12/10/2017; 12/12/2017
Locations	Backyard, Newark, DE
Optics	Canon 200mm f/2.8 II USM
Mount	Orion Atlas EQ-G
Camera	ZWO ASI-1600 MM-Cool (v3)
Filters	Astrodon Ha (5nm), RGB (e series)
Guiding	ZWO ASI290MM Mini and Astromania 60mm guidescope
Gain	200
Cooling	-15C
Integration	Total: 3.2 hours; Ha: 30x300"; R:30x30"; G:30x30"; B:30x30"
Software	Mount Control: EQMOD; Planetarium: Cartes Du Ciel; Acuisition: Sequence Generator Pro; Guiding: PHD2; Polar Alignment: QHY Polemaster; Processing: PixInsight 1.8.5 and Photoshop CS6
RA/DEC Center	106.545, -10.413
Orientation (E of N)	97.5 degrees
Links	Astrobin; WorldWideTelescope
Other Versions	2019