IC 2944 Running Chicken Nebula


Details

IC 2944 The Running Chicken Nebula in the constellation Centaurus. Famous for small glogular dark patches, called Thackeray Globules. Other objects in this image are IC 2948, IC 2872, Bran 357, GN 11.46.3, HF 69 a.k.a Hen 2-72


Image Details

Telescope Optics
Takahashi FSQ106ED

Mount
Knopf MK100 + Koch FS2

Camera
Moravian G3-16200

Filters
Baader LRGB + Ha

Integration Time
24x600s Lum, 12x600s R, 12x600s G, 12x600s B
24x600s Ha

Date
July 2017

Conditions
Excellent Sky Conditions

Remarks

Object Details

Type of Object
Emission Nebula

Constellation
Centaurus

Location
Kiripotib Guestfarm Namibia