Lambda Centauri Nebula
Running Chicken Nebula: Located in the constellation of Centaurus this huge emission nebula is a tremendous star cradle, where stars of different sizes are continously born. It is quite faint and can be hardly observed from the Northern Hemisphere. Running Chicken seems to fit, although the head is a bit detached from the rest of the body.
Left of center is the brilliant Pearl Cluster (NGC 3766).
Object |
Lambda Centauri Nebula |
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Catagory |
Nebulae |
Designation |
IC 2944 |
Constellation |
Centaurus |
Optics |
Takahashi FSQ 106 ED f/5 |
Camera |
SBIG STL 11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
3x20min H-alpha, 3x10min each RGB, Baader Filterset. Maxim DL for image akquisition |
Calibration |
Dark Frame |
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Guiding |
StarlightXpress Lodestar and Skywatcher ED 80 as Guide Scope, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, PixInsight, Photoshop. Colorcode L:H-alpha, R:R/H-alpha,G,B |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 12 Apr 2012 |
Remark |
