Wallpaper author:
JEAN-LOUIS FAIVRE
07 Mar 2023
IC2944 HOO
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. However, no evidence for star formation has been found in any of the globules in IC 2944
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 2944
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- 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 |