Last night I promised that there would be Some Astronomy Happening.

Because we had SDA deployed on the front patio roof, we only had a couple of hours.

However...

I was able to get a far better shot of of #IC2177 ( the #SeagullNebula ) with the #Dwarf2 than I expected.

Sadly my attempt at #GUM6 aka #SH2_302 aka #RCW7 ( the #SnowmanNebula ) was a lot less successful.

Tonight, I am revisiting both. This time I'm shooting a full night for them. Let's see what we get!

Meantime, here are the shots from last night.

#Astronomy #Astrophotography #Astrodon #SouthernSkies #BackyardAstronomy

The #SeagullNebula
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240313.html

#APOD #Nebula

This is a #WorkInProgress of the Seagull Nebula (IC 2177).

A little over 2 hours exposure time in Ha and Sii, so it’s hard to pull the signal out much more.

But my stars are so much more round/sharp than before, thanks to my new OAG (now that I’ve removed the plastic film from the prism 😅), and with PHD2’s multi-star guiding.

#Astrodon #WIP #Seagull #SeagullNebula #Nebula #IC2177 #HaFilter #SiiFilter #HSS #SkyWatcher #ED80 #Telescope #EQ6R #QHY #OAG #PHD2 #PHD2Guiding