Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2948  ·  lambda Cen nebula
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IC 2944 Lambda Centauri Nebula, aka Running Chicken Nebula, Michelle Bennett
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IC 2944 Lambda Centauri Nebula, aka Running Chicken Nebula

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IC 2944 Lambda Centauri Nebula, aka Running Chicken Nebula, Michelle Bennett
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IC 2944 Lambda Centauri Nebula, aka Running Chicken Nebula

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Description

This was first light for my new telescope after impatiently having had it stored in the garage for 3 months waiting for its mount to arrive.

I only managed to get an hour and a half of clear sky in between the clouds but it was enough to get a taste of what this telescope can do.

Soooo exciting. Especially as when I first had it all set up at about 7.30pm, pressed a button expectantly and waited for the mount to move the telescope... and nothing happened. Just sat there and hummed. 10 minutes later after some research (grateful for blogs) found a different connecting cable that did the trick. Phew!

I still have to adjust backspacing for my field flattener, as I can see slightly oval stars around the edges of the field.

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