Thackerey Globules in IC 2944
Thackerey Globules in IC 2944: The image displays in fine details the "body" of the Running Chicken Nebula. In the center you see the Open Cluster IC 2948, which generates by its intensive radiation most of the emission nebula. The dark spots in various parts of the image are the so called Thackeray Globules, in which very likely new stars are born, which are not yet visible, because they are still enshrouded in dust clouds obstructing the light.
In the Hi-Res version of the image they can be studied in detail.
The image was taken at the IAS astronomical site at the Hakos farm in Namibia.
Object |
Thackerey Globules in IC 2944 |
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Catagory |
IAS Hakos, Namibia |
Designation |
IC 2944 |
Constellation |
Centaurus |
Optics |
Keller 20 inch Cassegrain f/9 in corrected secondary focus |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
2 x 10min each Baader RGB filterset. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark Frame |
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Guiding |
StarlightXpress Lodestar on Schneider OAG, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Liebscher GEM |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, CCD Stack, Photoshop. Color Code R,G,B |
Location, Date |
IAS-Hakos, Namibia - 3 Apr 2011 |
Remark |
