Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
08 Jan 2022
Widefield image Seagull Nebula
Widefield SHO-image of IC 2177 or the Seagull Nebula, a birthplace of new stars that lies along the border between the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major, about 3650 light years from Earth.
This SHO-image was captured with AUS-2 and SPA-1 (Takahashi FSQ-106ED refractor).
Combi of 5 one-click observations (AUS-2) and advanced requests with SPA-1.
Total integration time 370 minutes.
SHO 13:10:14 subs of 600s with each narrow band filter (SII, H-alpha and OIII).
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 2177
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 106.1042 Dec -10.45
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 May 2020 - 23 Jan 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 11 | 3m | 16 |
| Halpha | 560 | 2h20m | 15 |
| Luminance | 320 | 1h20m | 15 |
| Green | 320 | 1h20m | 15 |
| Blue | 320 | 1h20m | 15 |