Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2948  ·  lambda Cen nebula
IC 2948, Jan Scheers
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Image of IC 2948 and part of IC 2944 (Running Chicken Nebula) in the constellation Centaurus, near the star λ Centauri. 

IC 2948 is the brightest emission and reflection nebulae towards the southeast of the Running Chicken Nebula. The nebulae is 6,500 light years from earth.
IC 2948 features Bok globules, which are frequently a site of active star formation. 

This image was acquired with the Planewave CDK24 telescope and FLI PL09000 CCD-camera from Telescope Live in El Sauce Observatory, Chile.

Total integration time: 300 minutes
SHO 10 subs of 600s with each filter (SII, H-alpha and OIII).
FOV 32' x 32' (0.68"/px)

Processing with AstroPixelProcessor and Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI & Franzis Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins.

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IC 2948, Jan Scheers