Michael A. Stecker
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IC 2177 "Seagull Nebula"
IC 2177 the "Seagull Nebula " was shot by James Foster from his dark-sky observatory. It was done with my Askar 103 APO (4-inch triplet refractor at f/5.5) and a full frame color ZWO ASI6200MC-Pro Astro camera. The dark site reveals more color, contrast and dark and bright nebulosity than I can achieve from light polluted Los Angeles with similar equipment. This is a mild crop of the full frame photo.T
 file: IC2177Askar103-70minEXPasi6200MC-JRF1-mcr.jpg

Photographic Data
 telescope:
Askar 103 APO triplet refractor with 0.8X focal reducer
Aperture: 103 mm (4-inch)
Focal ratio: f/5.5
Focal Length: 560 mm
cropped image
 
mount:
iOptron CEM60

 imaging camera:
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro color astro-camera
cropped image
exposure:
300 sec X 14 (a breif 70 minutes)
guiding:
off-axis
 
processing software:
Maxim-DL and Photoshop Elements 2021
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photographic site:
Pinion Pines Estates (Frazier Park California)
(Bortle 4 at 5,500 ft elevation)