IC2944 Running Chicken

Image taken at Clayton Bay, South Australia

Equipment - GSO 8" RC, with QSI583WSG

Guiding - QSI OAG and Orion Star Shoot Autoguider.

LHa RHa G B -105, 180 30 30 30

Darks, flats and biases applied

Processed in CCD stack and Photoshop CS3

Object - This object is located in the constellation of Centaurus at a distance of 6400 light years. The star cluster is surrounded by a mass of nebulosity which is supposed to have the shape of a running chicken. Within the nebula are numerous masses of Thackeray's Globules which can be resolved quite well with even a modest telescope.

Notes - I am quite happy with the result of this image during late full moon. I did the narrow band in the moon light but reserved the dark parts of the nights for doing the RGB and luminence.