Running Chicken Nebula - IC2948 & IC2944 - 2014-05-21
Astro-Images > Nebulae-Detail
astrophotos © by manfred schwarz
Centaurus (German: Zentaur)
Constellation
Emission nebula and open cluster
Description
11h 36m 36.0s / −63° 02′ 00″
Sky Coordinates RA / DEC
~ 2000 pc
APM APO 107/700 with Riccardi-Reducer f/4.9 (f=525mm)
Distance to Earth
Optic
Camera
SBIG STXL 6303e
Mount
Fornax 51 with FS2
Exposure Time
76min (Ha: 13 x 2min, Sii: 13x 2min, Oiii: 12 x 2min)
Date
21th May 2014
Location
Namibia, Kiripotib
Image Processing
PixInsight 1.8
Notes
Dark-corrected, no Flat, chip temp: -35°C, captured with SbigControl