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Object: |
IC 2944, Lambda Centaurus Nebula (Running Chicken Nebula) in Centaurus |
Notes: |
This is an open cluster with an associated emission nebula. The Bok globules or Thackeray´s Globules are visible in the center of the image.
This is a site of active star formation.
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Date: |
May 2009 |
Location: |
Machalí, Rancagua |
Telescope: |
Televue NP 101is and Televue 0.8x reducer |
Mount: |
Astro-Physics AP900GTO |
Camera: |
SBIG ST 2000 XM |
Exposure Time: |
2 hours (20min sub exposures) through Baader H-Alpha 6nm |
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