Wide-field view of the entire Seagull Nebula (IC 2177)

eso_eso1237c February 6th, 2013

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

This wide-field view captures the evocative and colourful star formation region of the Seagull Nebula, IC 2177, on the borders of the constellations of Monoceros (The Unicorn) and Canis Major (The Great Dog). This view was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1237c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: IC 2177 • Seagull Nebula • Wide field view
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 7h 4m 42.7s; DEC = -10° 29’ 30.1”
Orientation: North is 5.9° CW
Field of View: 2.2 x 2.2 degrees
Constellation: Monoceros

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
DSS2 (None)	Infrared (I)	-
DSS2 (None)	Optical (R)	-
DSS2 (None)	Optical (B+R)	-
DSS2 (None)	Optical (B)	-

ID: eso1237c
Subject Category: B.4.1.2
Subject Name: IC 2177, Seagull Nebula, Wide field view
Credits: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: 2013-02-06T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1237c/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument: None, None, None, None
Color Assignment: Red, Orange, Green, Blue

Band: Infrared, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: I, R, B+R, B
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 106.178, -10.4917
Reference Dimension: 10693.0, 10714.0

Reference Pixel: 5295.41440586, 5396.39506353
Scale: -0.00020935771, 0.00020935771
Rotation: -5.90938541912
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1237c

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1237c.tif
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Metadata Date: 2012-09-19T15:47:51+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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