Wallpaper author:
David Stearn
15 Feb 2026
IC2948 The Running Chicken Nebula
I processed the SHO data using Pixinsight using SHO Normalization. This is my artistic interpretation and not intended to be scientifically accurate.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 2948
11 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 174.5 Dec -63.5333
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................22 Mar 2021 - 15 Jun 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SII | 619 | 5h20m | 31 |
| Halpha | 600 | 5h10m | 31 |
| OIII | 580 | 4h50m | 30 |