my version of the Running Chicken nebula

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

IC 2944 and IC 2948

The Running Chicken nebula-Erwin calls the same object the Bat nebula, I 'm not sure what the more popular name is ...

I have been hunting this object for a while and did finally image it last Thursday,

This is just one three minute image -and at ISO 800- I didn't get anywhere as deep as the spectacular image Erwin has posted in this thread

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...&threadid=1925

(as an aside, I doubt you will find a better image than Erwin has posted by any amateur anywhere on the web)

Still despite being a stock-unmodded Canon- a reasonable amount of nebulosity is apparent. (There was a bit of a moon and my raw image was almost completely washed out thanks to my less than perfect backyard location)

My son did all the processing on this one..I had trouble getting rid of the gradient myself but teenagers must have been put on this Earth for a Purpose..

[atalas]

Nice image seeker but I'll be damned if I can see a chicken!


Louie

[toetoe (Peter)]

Your son has done a great job with the processing, and thats a mighty fine pic you took of the chook. (i had to say that, sorry)

[ErwinvdVelden]

Your image proves that you don't have to open up camera's to make good shots!

Cheers,

[ving (David)]

i can see a chook... well it looks more like a turkey side on and tilted back slightly but it doesnt look too foul at all (hehehe).
nice one

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

here's the chook..a clever fellow in another forum I post to drew this ...

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

That could be made into anything!!!!

Here's what it really is. . . .

The Skippy Nebula!

[iceman (Mike)]