NGC 1977 - Running Man Nebula

Introduction | Map | My Best Own Photos | My Own Observations | References || Appendix: My Own Photos

On this page I collect my observations of the galactic emission/reflection nebula NGC 1977 (with its parts NGC 1975 and NGC 1973) in the constellation Orion.

Introduction

The galactic emission/reflection nebula NGC 1977 (with its parts NGC 1975 and NGC 1973) in the constellation Orion is called Running Man Nebula because of the form of a dark nebula inside of it.

NGC 1977
Size: 10' x 5' (Stoyan)
Distance: 1,300 light years (Stoyan)
Ranking: ** (Stoyan)

Map

NGC 1977, the Running Man Nebula in constellation Orion is loacated above the Orion Nebula M 42/43 (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)

My Best Own Photos

Atik Infinity & TLAPO1027


NGC 1977 - March 24, 2021		NGC 1977 - March 24, 2021, processed

eVscope


NGC 1977 - Feb 20, 2021	NGC 1977 - Feb 20, 2021	NGC 1977 - Feb 20, 2021

NGC 1977 - Feb 20, 2021, photo above processed	NGC 1977 - Feb 20, 2021, photo above processed	NGC 1977 - Feb 20, 2021, photo above processed

NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021	NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021	NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021

NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021, photo above processed	NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021, photo above processed	NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021, photo above processed

eVscope 2


NGC 1977 - Dec 21, 2021	NGC 1977 - Jan 24, 2022	NGC 1977 - Jan 24, 2022 , with overlay 15 min

NGC 1977 - Dec 21, 2021, photo on top processed	NGC 1977 - Jan 24, 2022, photo on top processed	NGC 1977 - Jan 24, 2022, with overlay, photo on top processed, 15 min

Vespera

NGC 1977 - Jan 18, 2023, section

Vespera Pro


M 42/43 with NGC 1977 and NGC 1980, Dec 26, 2024 - 2000 (121 frames = 20 min)		M 42/43 with NGC 1977 and NGC 1980, Dec 26, 2024 - 2000 (121 Frames = 20 min), bearbeitet

My Own Observations

Observations March 2020

March 20, 2020 (Mühlhausen/Kraichgau: eVscope): NGC 1977 photographed
March 22, 2020 (Mühlhausen/Kraichgau: eVscope): NGC 1977 photographed, somewhat better, because the sky was darker, but the eVscope was not sharp.
March 24, 2020 (Mühlhausen/Kraichgau: eVscope): NGC 1977 photographed, somewhat better, because the sky was darker.

Observations February/March 2021

February 20, 2021 (Mühlhausen/Kraichgau: eVscope): NGC 1977 photographed in the new rectangular format without overlay
March 8, 2021 (Mühlhausen/Kraichgau: eVscope): NGC 1977 photographed (r.f., n.o.), exposed manually
March 24, 2021 (Mühlhausen/Kraichgau: TLAPO1027 on Star Discovery, Atik Infinity): NGC 1977 photographed
March 24, 2021 (Mühlhausen/Kraichgau: PS72 on AZ-GTi, Atik Infinity): NGC 1977 photographed

Observations December 2021 to March 2022

December 21, 2021 (Mühlhausen/Kraichgau: eVscope2): NGC 1977 photographed (app version 1.5)
January 24, 2022 (Mühlhausen/Kraichgau: eVscope and eVscope2): NGC 1977 photographed (app version 1.5)
March 19, 2021 (Mühlhausen/Kraichgau: eVscope2): NGC 1977 photographed (app version 1.5)

Observations January 2023

January 18, 2023 (Mühlhausen/Kraichgau: Vespera): NGC 1977 photographed as part of a M 42 mosaic

Observations December 2024

December 26, 2024 (Mühlhausen/Kraichgau: Vespera): NGC 1977 photographed together with M 42/43 and NGC 1980

References

NGC 1977 (Wikipedia): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1977

On this Site

Appendix: My Own Photos

Atik Infinity & TLAPO1027


NGC 1977 - March 24, 2021		NGC 1977 - March 24, 2021, processed

Atik Infinity & PS 72/432


NGC 1977 - March 25, 2021		NGC 1977 - March 25, 2021

NGC 1977 - March 25, 2021, photo on top processed		NGC 1977 - March 25, 2021, photo on top processed

eVscope


NGC 1977 - March 20, 2020	NGC 1977 - March 20, 2020, processed	NGC 1977 - March 20, 2020, processed alternatively

NGC 1977 - Jan 31, 2020, by Unistellar	NGC 1977 - March 20, 2020, photo above heavily processed, the Running Man can be seen best here (from my photos)	NGC 1977 - March 20, 2020, ditto, with labels

NGC 1977 - Mar 22, 2020	NGC 1977 - Mar 22, 2020	NGC 1977 - Mar 22, 2020

NGC 1977 - Mar 22, 2020, photo above processed	NGC 1977 - Mar 22, 2020, photo above processed	NGC 1977 - Mar 22, 2020, photo above processed

NGC 1977 - Mar 22, 2020	NGC 1977 - Mar 22, 2020, photo left processed

NGC 1977 - Mar 24, 2020	NGC 1977 - Mar 24, 2020	NGC 1977 - Mar 24, 2020

NGC 1977 - Mar 24, 2020, photo above processed	NGC 1977 - Mar 24, 2020, photo above processed	NGC 1977 - Mar 24, 2020, photo above processed

NGC 1977 - Feb 20, 2021	NGC 1977 - Feb 20, 2021	NGC 1977 - Feb 20, 2021

NGC 1977 - Feb 20, 2021, photo above processed	NGC 1977 - Feb 20, 2021, photo above processed	NGC 1977 - Feb 20, 2021, photo above processed

NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021	NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021	NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021

NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021, photo above processed	NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021, photo above processed	NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021, photo above processed

NGC 1977 - Jan 24, 2022	NGC 1977 - 24, 2022, photo left processed

eVscope 2


NGC 1977 - Dec 21, 2021	NGC 1977 - Jan 24, 2022	NGC 1977 - Jan 24, 2022 , with overlay 15 min

NGC 1977 - Dec 21, 2021, photo on top processed	NGC 1977 - Jan 24, 2022, photo on top processed	NGC 1977 - Jan 24, 2022, with overlay, photo on top processed, 15 min

NGC 1977 - Mar 19, 2022	NGC 1977 - Mar 19, 2022, photo left processed

NGC 1977 - Jan 18, 2023	NGC 1977 - Jan 18, 2023, photo left processed

Vespera

NGC 1977 - Jan 18, 2023, section. See M 42/43!

Vespera Pro


M 42/43 with NGC 1977 and NGC 1980, Dec 26, 2024 - 2000 (121 frames = 20 min)		M 42/43 with NGC 1977 and NGC 1980, Dec 26, 2024 - 2000 (121 Frames = 20 min), bearbeitet