Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
22 May 2022
IC 2948
This is an image of NGC 2948, also known as the Running Chicken Nebula. It is an emission nebula about 6,500 light years away. It contains several Bok Globules which you can see near the top of the image.
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 |