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Richard Higby Astrophotography
The Running Chicken Nebula - IC 2944
Bok Globules
Distance: 5,500 light years. 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.
Image Detail: A Narrow Band Image - Hubble Palette
Scope: Takahashi TOA 130 Orthoscopic APO (FL=1000mm)
Camera: STT 8300 @ -40 deg C.
Guiding: Internal with SkyX
Exposures: Narrow Band 300 seconds subs
Binning: All 1x1
Processing: CCDStack / PS CS5
Location: Opossum Bay Tasmania
Bok Globules
Distance: 5,500 light years. 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.
Image Detail: A Narrow Band Image - Hubble Palette
Scope: Takahashi TOA 130 Orthoscopic APO (FL=1000mm)
Camera: STT 8300 @ -40 deg C.
Guiding: Internal with SkyX
Exposures: Narrow Band 300 seconds subs
Binning: All 1x1
Processing: CCDStack / PS CS5
Location: Opossum Bay Tasmania
