From Running Chicken to Statue of Liberty Nebula: a widefield mosaic image
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From Running Chicken to Statue of Liberty Nebula: a widefield mosaic image
Widefield 2-panel mosaic image of IC 2944 (Running Chicken Nebula), NGC 3576 (Statue of Liberty Nebula) and surrounding nebulae in the Southern constellations Centaurus and Carina.
The Running Chicken Nebula – pictured on the left of this image - is an open cluster with an associated emission nebula found in Centaurus near the star λ Centauri. It spans about 100 light years and lies about 6,000 light years away.
The Statue of Liberty Nebula – on the right - is another star-forming region in the constellation of Carina, about 9,000 light-years from Earth. To the left of NGC 3576 you can also see NGC 3603, another emission nebula about 20,000 light years away.
All images were acquired with AUS-2
Total integration time 315 minutes.
IC 2944: 6 subs of 450s with SII, H-alpha and OIII
NGC 3576: 12 subs of 300s with SII, H-alpha and OIII
The Running Chicken Nebula – pictured on the left of this image - is an open cluster with an associated emission nebula found in Centaurus near the star λ Centauri. It spans about 100 light years and lies about 6,000 light years away.
The Statue of Liberty Nebula – on the right - is another star-forming region in the constellation of Carina, about 9,000 light-years from Earth. To the left of NGC 3576 you can also see NGC 3603, another emission nebula about 20,000 light years away.
All images were acquired with AUS-2
Total integration time 315 minutes.
IC 2944: 6 subs of 450s with SII, H-alpha and OIII
NGC 3576: 12 subs of 300s with SII, H-alpha and OIII
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
AUS2 Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location
Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia
Date of observation
IC 2944: 27/11/2020 and NGC 3576: 20,24,27/12/2021
Filters
SHO
Processing
Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI and Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins
Credits
One-click observations TL
