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IC2177 in Monoceros
is a composite nebulosity, composed of not only pink and red
hydrogen gas in excitation, but wispy blues from reflection,
dark dust clouds, and rich star clusters. Several points to note
here. First, the "head" of the Seagull nebula is IC2177
and is nearly cut in half with a dense dark lane. Just below
another dark notch into the wing of the gull shows blue stars
inside with some reflections as well. The two round red nebula
on the right are both reflection and emission and are Sh2-295
and Sh2-293. Look carfully to the right of IC2177 and you can
see a small red disk. Thats was cataloged as Kahoutek 1-8 as
a planetary nebula, but has since been determined to be just
a small HII region. The bright orange star at bottom center is
LBN1038 and might make a beautiful close up with a longer focal
length system.
Technical Data: 11"
f/2.2 RASA astrograph, ASI6200mm + Baader LRGB filters, Integration
time = 2h total, Happy Jack, Az.
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