Thackeray's globules + 3D version by Steve Lantz (Christoph Lichtblau)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Centaurus (Cen) · Contains: HD100879 · HD101008 · HD101084 · HD101131 · HD101191 · HD101205 · HD101298 · HD101333 · HD101413 · HD101436 · HD308690 · HD308714 · HD308715 · HD308720 · HD308808 · HD308817 · HD308823 · HD308824 · HD308829 · IC 2948 · lambda Cen nebula

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Thackeray's globules + 3D version by Steve Lantz

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This is my only SHO picture from my namibian astrotrip in May. There is also a RGB version I managed of it. I used the colors of the RGB stars for this picture. These globules in IC 2944 are described by A.D. Thackeray, an South African astronomer for the first time. For the moment it seems not clear how the future of these dense Bok globules will look like. Will they form new stars, or will they get distorted by the strong UV radiation of the hot young stars nearby them? I find the surrounding objects very interesting in addition. The globules have a nice 3D appearence, as they seem to stand in front of the whole scenery. My friend Steve Lantz worked out a nice stereoimage for people who are able to be cross eyed, which emphases this impression very nicely (B). Finally the Ha- RGB version of exactely the same area (E) for you. Hope you share my enthusiasm for these globules.

CS, Christoph

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Description: Combining SHO and RGB data. Look for the reflection nebulae now

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RA (center)	11h37m59s.999
RA (top/left)	11h40m11s.548
RA (top/right)	11h35m43s.625
RA (bottom/right)	11h35m46s.128
RA (bottom/left)	11h40m17s.591

Dec (center)	-63°23′34″.61
Dec (top/left)	-63°12′00″.77
Dec (top/right)	-63°12′39″.78
Dec (bottom/right)	-63°35′00″.65
Dec (bottom/left)	-63°34′21″.40

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