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IC2177 Seagull Nebula

IC2177 Seagull Nebula(Matts Sporre)

Acquisition Date : 2009-02-25 to 26
Camera : Canon 40D, Baader modified
Camera Settings : ISO1600, 48x240s (in total 1hr and 36min)
Telescope : Canon 200mm/f2.8 @F4
Mount : Astrotrac T320
Adapter / Prime / Afocal / Other : Astronomik CLS clip in filter
Processing Package / Processing Applied : Aquired in MaximDL (Light and Dark frames) and Canon EOS Utility (Flat frames). Stacked and calibrated in Deep Sky Stacker. Processed in CS2 (Curves, Levels, Filters, and Noel Carboni's Astronomy Tools) and PixInsight
Web Site : http://www.istarion.net/
NOTES : This bird was shot in northern Italy (Motta). The evening wind prevented imaging until I figured out that digging a whole in the snow (depth 1.5m) provided a good wind shelter. I am quite happy with the result considering that I only managed to get 1.5hrs.

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