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| Date: 20/04/2012 |
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Name: Running Chicken Nebula - NGC 2944
This imagine was taken whilst at Watson's Way Country Stay which is N/E of Mukinbudin in Western Australia.
IC 2944, also known as the Running Chicken Nebula or the Lambda Cen Nebula, is an open cluster with an associated emission nebula found in the constellation Centaurus, near the star Lambda 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. 
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| Location: Watson's Way | Stacking Mode: Mosaic | |
| Camera: Canon 20D - LP Filter Removed | Alignment Method: Automatic | |
| Optics: Skywatcher ED80. | Stacking Mode: Mosaic | |
| Exposure: 800ASA @ 5 Minutes x 20 | RGB BKG Cal: Yes | |
| Total Exposure: 1 hr 40 mins | Per Channel Cal: No | |
| Guiding: DSI on Mead LX200R. | Method: Median Kappa-Sigma K=2/I=5 | |
| Filter: Astronomik UV-IR-Block | Darks: No | |
| Focus: Bahtinov Mask | Flat: No | |
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| RA (J2000): 11h 36m | Levels, Colour Balance, Curves, Saturation Scaling, jpeg Conversion. | |
| DEC (J2000): -63* 2. ' | ||
| Constellation: Centaurus | ||
| Distance: 6,000 Light Years |