This is a quick work up of some data i've been capturing at Leyburn - I got 150 mins of good Ha on Friday night and 150 min of ordinary OIII last night between cirrus waves. We are clouded now for the rest of the weekend so I wont able to add to this for a few weeks.
I saw the discussion re the chook and worked this up in a quick synthetic Lum, Ha, synthetic Green and OIII, as I said 150 min of Ha & OIII.
A mate comes from Japan every year to image here (Ikifumi Makino) and he says in Japan they call this the Bat nebula. I can see the outstretched wings waiting to defend Gotham city a lot easier than I can see a running chicken. I've included a second crop of what I think maybe the running chicken. His head is squawking in the top centre looking right, one foot is on the ground, lower left and the other is raised approx centre. Wings are outstretched. Looks like he's running from the chopping block. I know its drawing a long bow but thats all I can see. personally I hate the name - seems a shame to call a massive interstellar HII gas and dust cloud a chook - but anyway the Sky 6 list it as that so it must be right
AstroPhysics 130EDT @ f7.5, ST8300, Astronomik 6nm nb filters. Colour may be off - Im on the observatory computer and I dont usually do work ups here - tried to calibrate to match other images on the forum.
Mark Bolton
