Wallpaper author:
Michelle Ashford
31 Aug 2021
IC 2177 Seagull Nebula
This cosmic cloud is one of many sites of star formation within the Milky Way galaxy. It is located 3,800 light-years away from Earth, inside the Orion spur -- the same partial spiral arm of the Milky Way where our solar system is located. The nebula is nearly 240 light-years across.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Sh 2-292
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 106.1042 Dec -10.45
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 Dec 2020 - 08 Jan 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 1133 | 2h50m | 9 |
| Luminance | 450 | 1h | 8 |
| Red | 450 | 1h | 8 |
| Green | 450 | 1h | 8 |
| Blue | 450 | 1h | 8 |