IC2944, IC2948 (Running Chicken Nebula) [NB] (Dean Carr)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Centaurus (Cen) · Contains: IC 2948 · lambda Cen nebula

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IC2944, IC2948 (Running Chicken Nebula) [NB]

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IC2944, IC2948 (Running Chicken Nebula) [NB]

Maybe the ‘Running Chicken’ Nebula should be renamed the ‘Swimming Fish’ Nebula, at least for this view. 😊

This rendition of the image was prepared after beginning-to-end reprocessing of data used before, including a differently cropped view. My original rendition showing a wider field-of-view will be updated similarly (with moderated lighting) in due course.

IC 2944 is an emission nebula associated with an open cluster of stars approximately 6,500 light years from Earth, and can be seen in the constellation Centaurus. It is also known as 'Lambda Centauri' and the 'Running Chicken Nebula' (not that I can ever see the chicken, maybe fish). Dark Bok globules can be seen within the bright nebula.

Acquisition Details:

Astronomik Ha 6nm 1.25": 10x360", 2x720", 2x600"

Astronomik OIII 6nm 1.25": 3x1200", 1x1800", 2x600", 9x720", 4x900"

Astronomik SII 6nm 1.25": 3x1800", 5x720" -10C, 9x900"

Total Integration: 11.1 hours (all bin 1x1, -10C)

This image was processed in PixInsight using the Hubble palette (Red = SII, Green = Ha, Blue = OIII), with Lum = Ha . The final image was re-sampled by 150% for aesthetic reasons.

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Status	Advanced success
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Astrometry.net job	5396622
PixInsight job	Z29PPCNOO3SVH5F70TRXSUYNMHN5U148
PixInsight queue size	n/a
PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	11h38m22s.567
RA (top/left)	11h42m09s.311
RA (top/right)	11h34m43s.289
RA (bottom/right)	11h34m30s.753
RA (bottom/left)	11h42m06s.910

Dec (center)	-63°26′38″.20
Dec (top/left)	-63°06′44″.77
Dec (top/right)	-63°05′43″.50
Dec (bottom/right)	-63°46′06″.78
Dec (bottom/left)	-63°47′08″.96

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