Seagull's Head
Seagull's Head
Close-up view of the Seagull's Head.
It reminds me more to an ancient Rome SPQR Legion Aquila... 😀
This image shows a detail 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.
The Seagull's Head of IC 2177 is also cataloged as NGC 2327.
This SHO-image was captured with CHI-2, data from 4 one click observations
Total integration time 240 minutes.
SHO 7:8:9 subs of 600s with each narrow band filter (SII, H-alpha and OIII).
Processing with
More info (in Dutch) can be found in http://www.nachthemel.be/ic2177.html
It reminds me more to an ancient Rome SPQR Legion Aquila... 😀
This image shows a detail 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.
The Seagull's Head of IC 2177 is also cataloged as NGC 2327.
This SHO-image was captured with CHI-2, data from 4 one click observations
Total integration time 240 minutes.
SHO 7:8:9 subs of 600s with each narrow band filter (SII, H-alpha and OIII).
Processing with
More info (in Dutch) can be found in http://www.nachthemel.be/ic2177.html
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-2 (ASA500N, 50cm)
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
30/10/2021 - 4/11/2021
Filters
SHO
Processing
Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI and Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins
Credits
One-click observations TL
