Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2872  ·  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  The star λCen  ·  lam Cen Nebula
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IC 2944 - The Running Chicken - 9 Image Mosaic in Narrow Band, Ian Parr
IC 2944 - The Running Chicken - 9 Image Mosaic in Narrow Band
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IC 2944 - The Running Chicken - 9 Image Mosaic in Narrow Band

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IC 2944 - The Running Chicken - 9 Image Mosaic in Narrow Band, Ian Parr
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IC 2944 - The Running Chicken - 9 Image Mosaic in Narrow Band

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What I really like about this object are the trail of small dark globules suspended in front of the core. This is quite a large image composed of 9 frames of 5 minute subs in the Hubble Pallet using SII, HA and OIII filters. Imaging mosaics can be a handful as it can take weeks to complete and conditions, in particular humidity, can vary a lot so balancing the subs can be a pain.

I will also post the OIII only as I find it is the stand-out filter for capturing extended nebulosity and detail.

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IC 2944 - The Running Chicken - 9 Image Mosaic in Narrow Band, Ian Parr