Where's the Chook?

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

There are still some who can't make out the running chicken in shots of the Lambda Centauri Nebula region. It is my understanding that the flapping poultry description was coined after its appearence on UK Schmidt plates. It is only noticable at reasonably wide FOV.

Once and for all this is the "Running Chicken"

** Halpha image by Greg Bradley

[dcalleja]

Definitely a chook. But I can't find this particular outline in StarryNight Pro for some reason.

[DavidU (Dave)]

I see the chook ! KFC2948 then

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by dcalleja

Definitely a chook. But I can't find this particular outline in StarryNight Pro for some reason.

Probably because the Northern Hemisphere writers (I assume) have no idea about our southern folk law ...or the outline just... flew the coupe..?

[duncan]

Fat Fella aint he. Be Better Roasted, hehehe!
Cheers,
Duncan

[Bolts_Tweed (Mark)]

Damn the seventies has a lot toanswer for. I probably would have seen it then - running even - in colour.

Makes my chook the parsons nose

M

[multiweb (Marc)]

Too much vino Mike. THIS is the chook.

[Bolts_Tweed (Mark)]

Just checked Robs link to the Steve Crouch's APOD. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080418.html

Seems NASA doesnt understand either if you check the text (They say the centre of the neb).

After Mr Sidonios education- thx (I even fail Rorshach tests - they all look like murder scenes to me) seems NASA could also be enlightened - but nah keep it here.

M

[Bolts_Tweed (Mark)]

Just 4 me to confuse matters - r u sure thats not the Pidgeon Marc?

M

[Robh (Rob)]

My interpretation is like Marc's (see post 7).
If you check Martin Pugh's photo here in narrowband the chook is quite obvious.
http://www.mikesalway.com.au/2009/04...s-in-australia

Regards, Rob

[Hagar (Doug)]

Thanks Mike. I needed that as I could never see a chook before. Now please explain!!!!!! Pauline
Why is it a running chook, it looks more like it's flying but then again one of it's wings looks damaged on the end.

[Craig_L]

Thought this was the chook.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

The "running" chicken is deffinitely not on the smaller scale.

Think of what a frantik chicken looks like when it runs - neck forward, winds spread flapping and kind of trotting, it's really quite simple.

Mike

[Hagar (Doug)]

Be honest you are all just dreamers and had run out of real animals to call it so the next farm animal won.

[TheDecepticon]

I don't subscribe to the chicken theory, sorry. Even when it is drawn in like that, it still doesn't look like a chook.

[RobF (Rob)]

Hmmm
Looks like so many interpretations, it should be called the "Chicken Coup" nebula....

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by TheDecepticon

I don't subscribe to the chicken theory, sorry. Even when it is drawn in like that, it still doesn't look like a chook.

Have another beer... I'm starting to see it.... It looks better by the minute

[Hagar (Doug)]

A couple of bottles of Red wine and I can now see feathers and a beak.
I do love the egg idea.

[rat156]

Hi Mike,

Yep, I recon you're right, looks like a chook to me.

Now, please do the same thing for the keyhole, I've never been able to see the keyhole in Eta Carina.

Cheers
Stuart

[Jeffkop (Jeff)]

Well I think that there must have been some serious drugs around when these people decided what some of these shapes were ... either that or a lot of the defining edges have disappeared. I reckon you could make any animal the chook. With its head so far away and no really obvious connecting stars or nebula, IF this is the chook it would have been more appropriate to call it the headless chook.

Nice drawing all the same Mike.