IC 2177     Monoceros / Einhorn

IC 2177 - head of the 'Seagull Nebula'. Such colorful nebula complexes are among the most visually impressive objects in the night sky. They are interstellar clouds of dust, molecules, hydrogen, helium and other ionised gases where new stars are being born. This object, IC 2177, is listed not only in the IC catalog but also in others and known, for example, as Sh 2-292, RCW 2 and Gum 1. 



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IAS - Internationale Amateuersternwarte e.V. - Hakos Observatory, Namibia


Mount
10Micron GM3000 HPS Award/published 
Astrobin
Telescope IAS 10" Newton f/4.5
Camera QHY268M
 
Filter Chroma LRGB
Exposure L 90 / R 42 / G 42 / B 38 x 120s, Ha 93 x 180s
   
Total
11h 43min
Software
PixInsight

Date
Dec 2022

Location
IAS Hakos Remote Observatory, Namibia

Note
Image acquisition by IAS Remote Team 'Lukas'
Image processing by Herbert Walter