IC 2177 · SEAGULL NEBULA MAR 2026
§ DEEP-SKY · TARGET
IC 2177
Seagull Nebula
- TYPE
- Emission nebula
- CONSTELLATION
- Monoceros / Canis Major
- DISTANCE
- 3,800 ly
- MAGNITUDE
- +7.5
- APPARENT SIZE
- 120' × 40'
ACQUISITION
DATE
Mar 2026
LOCATION
Columbus, OH · Bortle 5
INTEGRATION
~10h
PALETTE
HOO
FILTERS
Antlia ALP-T
A wide-field H-II region that looks like a bird with its wings spread. The head is IC 2177 proper; the wings trail out over several degrees.
§ 01 · PROCESSING
Workflow
- Stacked in PixInsight (WBPP) with calibration frames
- StarXTerminator star removal
- BlurXTerminator deconvolution
- NoiseXTerminator noise reduction
§ 02 · GEAR
Equipment
- SCOPE
- 3D-printed 150mm f/5 Newtonian astrograph
- CAMERA
- ASI533MC Pro
- MOUNT
- Proxisky Umis20s
- FILTERS
- Antlia ALP-T
- GUIDING
- SVBony 60mm guide scope · 22mm mini guide cam · PHD2