The Lambda Centauri Nebula - IC 2944
Also known as the Running Chicken Nebula,
and by its catalogue name IC 2944, this is a star forming nebula
found 5,900 light years away in the constellation of Centaurus. Small dark nebula which appear
scattered near the two brightest stars at centre-right are known as Bok
Objects or Thackaray Globules, these are areas if opaque nebula silhouetted against
the glow of background nebula.
| Image Details | 20070315 IC2994 The Lambda Centauri Nebula. |
| Telescope |
Observatory mounted 12-inch f/5 Newtonian telescope
on Losmandy Gemini G-11 equatorial mount. |
| Guiding | Autoguided with SBIG 402 on 4.5-inch f/9 guidescope using CCDSoft. |
| Camera |
Canon EOS 300D Digital ( Hα enabled ) focused with DSLR Focus. |
| Exposure | 2 hr 12 min. exposure (33 x 4 min. sub-frames) @ ISO200 |
| Filter/equipment |
2" Baader Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector
(MPCC). 2" Baader UV/IR Rejection Filter. |
| Sky Conditions | Seeing: 6.5/10. Wind: 2-3/10. Moisture: 2/10. Hazy |
| Image Processing | ImagesPlus, Photoshop. |
(C) Copyright 2007 Paul Mayo.
paulm@skylab.com.au