Sh 2-279 (alternatively designated S279 or Sharpless 279) is an HII region and bright nebulae that includes a reflection nebula located in the constellation Orion. It is the northernmost part of the asterism known as Orion's Sword, lying 0.6° north of the Orion Nebula. The reflection nebula embedded in Sh 2-279 is popularly known as the Running Man Nebula.
Sh 2-279 comprises three NGC nebulae, NGC 1973, NGC 1975, and NGC 1977 that are divided by darker nebulous regions. It also includes the open cluster NGC 1981.
| Object | NGC1977 (Sh 2-279) Running Man Nebula |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Position: | RA 05h 35m 16.2s DEC −04° 47′ 07″ |
| Apparent Size: | 40 x 25 arcmins |
| Apparent Magnitude: | 7.0 |
| Distance in light years: | 1500 ly |
| Photo Data | |
| Date: | 16.02.2025 |
| Location: | Skygems Observatory Spain GPS: |
| Telescope: | Palantir II: GSO 303mm F4 Newtonian 303mm, focal 1382mm |
| Camera: | QHY 268M, T sens @ -10°C, GA56_OF10_ Bin1 |
| Field of View: | ° |
| Pixel Scale/Resolution: | arcsec/px |
| Expose frames/times: | L 31x600s, R 12x600s, G 9x600s, B 7x120s |
| Total expose: | 1h 0min |
| Filter: | Luminance, Red, Green, Blue |
| Mount: | |
| Software: | Siril 1.4, Photoshop CC |
| Remarks: |
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