IC 2944 – Running Chicken Nebula
IC 2944 – Running Chicken Nebula
IC2944 is a cluster of stars associated with the surrounding emission nebula located towards Centaurus constellation at 6500 light years from Earth. The object spans some 100 light years across the sky and is visible only from the southern hemisphere. The image includes another two emission nebule, the bright IC2948 and the fainter IC2872.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-6 Officina Stellare RH200
Camera
FLI ML 16200
Location
El Sauce Observatory
Date of observation
01 May 2021; 12 Dec 2021; 14 Dec 2021
Filters
Ha OIII SII
Processing
Astropixelprocessor and Pixinsight
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