IC 2944 – Running Chicken Nebula

IC 2944

Running Chicken Nebula

A giant running Chicken

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 To some, it looks like a giant chicken running across the sky. To others, it looks like a gaseous nebula where star formation takes place. Cataloged as IC 2944, the Running Chicken Nebula spans about 100 light years and lies about 6,000 light years away toward the constellation of the Centaur (Centaurus). The featured image, shown in scientifically assigned colors, was captured recently in a 2.5-hour exposure from Bortle 1 skies in Chile. The star cluster Collinder 249 is visible embedded in the nebula’s glowing gas. Although difficult to discern here, several dark molecular clouds with distinct shapes can be found inside the nebula.

The Running Chicken Nebula in Centaurus

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Data acquisition by

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Technical card

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ObjectIC 2944
Imaging telescopeOfficina Stellare Veloce RH200
Imaging cameraFLI ML16200
MountASTRO-PHYSICS AP 1200 GTO
FilterAstrodon Ha/OIII/SII 50mm square 3nm
Integration2.5 hours, H-Alpha: 5×600″, OIII: 5×600″, SII: 5×600″
AstroBinLink

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