Friday, May 29, 2020

Running Chicken Nebula IC2948



Running Chicken Nebula (IC2948) Bright Emmision Nebula,390 Light Years Distant and 8.5 Light Years wide(diameter). This nebula's field of view enevelopes IC2944  the Lamba Centaur Open Star Cluster which is much further distant at 5900 Light Years.
The bright star, Lambda Centuari, sits behind the nebula at 420 Light Years.

21 x 5 minute frames, (1 hour and 45 Minutes Integration)
Imaged 26th May 2020 with Skywatcher ED80 Refractor and Modified(Filter Removed) Canon 550D, EQ6 German Equatorial Mount.
Capture Software Cart DuCiel, PHD2 and Astro Photography Tool.
Post Processed in Deep Sky Stacker, Nebulosity and Photoshop.

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