Wallpaper author:
Jim DeLillo
04 Jan 2023
Running Chicken - Bok Globules
Running Chicken - Bok Globules IC 2944, also known as the Running Chicken Nebula, the Lambda Centauri Nebula or the λ Centauri Nebula, is an open cluster with an associated emission nebula found in the constellation Centaurus, near the star λ Centauri. It features Bok globules, which are frequently a site of active star formation ~Wikipedia
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 2944
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 173.775 Dec -63.2392
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................23 Feb 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 560 | 2h20m | 15 |
| Halpha | 643 | 2h30m | 14 |
| SII | 600 | 2h20m | 14 |