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IC IC 2177

Seagull Nebula

Emission Nebula

Monoceros

Intermediate

Large emission complex on Mon/CMa border.

Angular size

120′ × 40′

Magnitude

—

Best months

Dec-Mar

Constellation

Monoceros

Catalog IDs

IC 2177

Common aliases

—

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Recommended telescopes

SharpStar

SharpStar 61EDPH III

335mm f/5.5 · 61mm aperture

Frames 50% of APS-C FOV

William Optics

William Optics RedCat 71

350mm f/4.9 · 71mm aperture

Frames 52% of APS-C FOV

Sky-Watcher

Sky-Watcher Evolux 62ED

360mm f/5.8 · 62mm aperture

Frames 53% of APS-C FOV

William Optics

William Optics Zenithstar 61 II

360mm f/5.9 · 61mm aperture

Frames 53% of APS-C FOV

William Optics

William Optics RedCat 61

300mm f/4.9 · 61mm aperture

Frames 45% of APS-C FOV

Sky-Watcher

Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED

400mm f/5.0 · 80mm aperture

Frames 59% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO

ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI2600MM Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI6200MC Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI6200MM Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI533MC Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI533MM Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

SharpStar 61EDPH III + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

FOV 4.02° × 2.69°

Scale 2.32″/px

Target fills 74% of frame

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William Optics RedCat 71 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro

FOV 5.89° × 3.93°

Scale 2.22″/px

Target fills 51% of frame

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Sky-Watcher Evolux 62ED + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro

FOV 5.73° × 3.82°

Scale 2.15″/px

Target fills 52% of frame

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