IC2944

Description and Details:‍ ‍

The IC 2944 nebula, commonly known as the Running Chicken Nebula, is undoubtedly one of the most captivating targets in the night sky. The Hubble Palette (SHO) remains my preferred choice for this object for good reason: it dramatically enhances the contrast of the cosmic dust, reveals exquisite details within the dark Bok globules, and even captures a faint planetary nebula tucked into the upper right field of view. This entire region is truly a rich tapestry of stunning structures.

Equipment: captured here using an Askar 80PHQ f/5.7 and an ASI2600MM camera with Optolong 7nm filters.

Total integration consisted of 10h 25m of SHO data combined with 1h 30m of RGB stars (30s sub-exposures), all acquired under Bortle 7 skies in Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil.

‍ ‍Name: Thiago Prado