Running Chicken Nebula
Running Chicken Nebula: The image displays in finer details the "body" of the Running Chicken than in a wider field of view. In the center 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 called Bok or 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.
The image was selected "Astrophoto of the Week" by Astronomie.de.
Object |
Running Chicken Nebula |
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Catagory |
Nebulae |
Designation |
IC 2944 |
Constellation |
Centaurus |
Optics |
Meade LX 200 GPS 10 Zoll f/10 x 0.5 Lumicon Giant Easy Guider |
Camera |
QHY8/ALccd 6c |
Exposure |
20 x 5min Astronomik Ha filter, 10 x 10min IDAS LPS filter, Maxim DL for image aquisition |
Calibration |
No |
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Guiding |
Meade DSI Pro II and TMB 130 as Guidescope, Maxim DL as guiding software |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
ImagesPlus, Photoshop, Colorcode L(Ha),R(Ha-R/LPS),G(LPS),B(LPS) |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 29 Feb+3 March 2008 |
Remark |
