| "The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 82) |
Astrophotography by Jason Jennings |
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| Nebulae :: Thackeray's Globules | |
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| Object | Thackeray's Globules in IC2944 (narrowband) |
| Comment | Discovered in 1950 by Andrew David Thackeray, these dense, opaque dust clouds located at the center of the presented image are known as globules. They are located in the active star forming region of IC2944, also known as the Running Chicken nebula. IC2944 is a complex nebulae comprising of various emissions. This narrow band image is mapped as Sulphur (SII) red, Hydrogen Alpha (Ha) green and Oxygen (OIII) as blue. The nebula is located 5,900 light years away in the constellation Centaurus. |
| Optics | RCOS 12.5" F/9 (2874mm FL) |
| Camera | Apogee Alta F16M - 1x1 bin (image scale: .65 arcsec/pix) |
| Mount | Software Bisque Paramount ME |
| Exposure | Total exposure time: 26 hours |
| Date | May 2014 |