Wallpaper author:
    yoshiharu yamashita

    16 Feb 2026

    THE Seagull Nebula

    IC 2177, also known as the Seagull Nebula, is a large, roughly circular H II emission nebula situated at the borders of the constellations of Monoceros and Canis Major. Located 3650 light-years away

    Dataset from which the image was processed

    IC 2177

    4 credit

    Open
    Telescope Live
    SPA-1-CMOS
    • Type of target
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      Emission Nebula
    • Camera
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      QHY 600M
    • Target coordinates
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      RA 106.87129 Dec -11.1492
    • Hemisphere
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      Northern
    • Telescope location
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      Spain
    • Transient event
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      No
    • Observed on
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      25 Dec 2023 - 17 Feb 2024
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    Avg Exp (s)
    Total Exposure
    Subframes
    Halpha3132h5m24
    SII2881h55m24
    OIII3001h55m23

    THE Seagull Nebula