Author: Becca the Great

wonders-of-the-cosmos: 3D animation of the Seagull Nebula. IC 2177 is a region of nebulosity that lies along the border between the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major. It is a roughly circular H II region centered on the Be star HD 53367 Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser The wonders of the universe…