My Astrophotography – NGC 1977 (Running Man Nebula)

NGC 1977 (The Running Man Nebula)

• The Running Man Nebula is NGC 1977, a bright reflection nebula in Orion, sitting just north of the Orion Nebula (M42).
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• It’s part of a three‑nebula complex;
  NGC 1973, NGC 1975, and NGC 1977 ~ collectively known as Sh2‑279.
  
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• Object Name
  NGC 1977

• Object Type
  Reflection Nebula

• Constellation
  Orion

• Magnitude
  n/a

• Distance
  1,550 ly

• Annotated

Telescope:

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Accessories:

Sky-Watcher Esprint 80ED Triplet

Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT

ZWO ASIair Plus

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Guiding:

Filter:

ZWO ASI26000MC Pro cooling

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• Date:
  Thursday 3rd November 2022
  Wednesday 22nd October 2025

• Moonlit:
  Waxing gibbous: 9 days old
  Magnitude: -12.6
  Moonlit: 77%

• Total:
  n/a
  180’s x 50 subs = 2 hours 30 minutes

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NGC 1977

Sh2-279 / The Running Man Nebula

Reflection Nebula

n/a

1,550 light years / 4 light years across

Ori (Orion / The Hunter)

05h 35m 16s

-04° 50′ 40″

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