Space is intriguing in the sense that many objects lying within, take on the shape of birds and animals. Seen here in the constellation of Monoceros, IC 2177 is a large region of nebulosity located approximately 3,650 light-years away from us. The nebula includes areas rich in hydrogen, numerous open star clusters, dark dust clouds, and even reflection nebulae. Boasting of an apparent size about seven times that of the full Moon, it is also referred to as the Seagull nebula because the dust and gas within, form a shape reminiscent of that of a seagull in flight….