Chook’s Beak – IC2872

[IanP]

Chook’s Beak – IC2872
This is 3h (12x900s) of Ha of the IC2872 taken with my usual optical train: FLT132+STT-3800m. Not quite happy with the focus this time …

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

That's actually pretty cluckin good Ian, some nice contrast/details despite your feeling that it isn't quite in focus

Mike

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Hi, Ian,

I like what you've done. I can see the beak clearly!

I don't have the entire index catalogue. Can you give RA/Dec for this one?

Best,
Mike

[IanP]

Mike & Mike-n-Trish

I don't have the entire index catalogue. Can you give RA/Dec for this one?

Here we're:
Calibration
Center (RA, Dec): (172.205, -62.757)
Center (RA, hms): 11h 28m 49.208s
Center (Dec, dms): -62° 45' 26.867"
Orientation: Up is 93.7 degrees E of N

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Incidentally, the beak is the small point protrusion on the left, the larger horizontal V shaped nebulosity on the right is the comb on her head

Mike

[IanP]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Definitely No.1, it's a running chicken flappen her wings....I say it eeevery year

Shapes in the sky...love'em

Mike

[Eden (Brett)]

Nice image, Ian! Reminds me of the old Commodore "Chicken Lips" logo. C=

[IanP]

Thanks Michael and Eden ..

… .I say it eeevery year…

How about this:

"A lie told often enough becomes the truth."

- Vladimir Lenin

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by IanP

Thanks Michael and Eden ..



How about this:
- Vladimir Lenin

No lie, honest...t'was named from even wider field Schmidt plates

Anyway...at least our advanced drawing skills are quite similar

Mike

[dylan_odonnell (Dylan)]

I'm new at this astronomy caper and I gotta say... I think they are stretching with the name of this one It's also the least majestic name there is! With even the vague form of a chicken they could have easily called it the Sleeping Dragon Nebula or something bad ass.

Running Chicken indeed.



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