IC 2944 The Running Chicken Nebula

IC 2944 The Running Chicken Nebula May 20, 2023 81 views2160×216021.9 MB

Phil Yates

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Cen

11h 34m 50s · -63° 8′ 20″

1.60°

3.76″/px

262.52°N

Objects

IC 2872 IC 2944 IC 2948 lam Cen Nebula The star λ Cen

Description

IC 2944, the Running Chicken Nebula spans about 100 light years and lies about 6,000 light years away toward the constellation of Centaurus.

Captured using the AUS2 telescope @telescope.live

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Model: Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Aperture: 106 mm
Focal Length: 382 mm
F-ratio: 3.6 (with 0.73x focal reducer)
Mount: Paramount MX+
QHY 600M Pro

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