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The Seagull Nebula: Wide-field View | ESO

The Seagull Nebula: Wide-field View | ESO


This wide-field view captures the evocative and colorful 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.


Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2 

Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: February 6, 2013


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