Lambda Centauri and Surrounds

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

The area of nebulosity surrounding the bright star, Lambda Centauri, is generally known as the "Running Chicken Nebula". For this image I decided to make a feature of Lambda Centauri by placing it in the centre of the field. I think that it makes for a nice contrast between the blue/white star and the rich area of red and glowing nebulosity surrounding it. Also captured in this image is the planetary nebula PK294-00.1 which is lurking in the bottom right hand corner.

During the capture of data for this image, I was also running simultaneous data acquisition project with a Canon 60Da piggy backed on top of the TSA120/QSI camera combination. See this post here for the 60Da image.

Link to Astrobin post is here.
Click on image in Astrobin for larger resolution.

Thanks for looking.

Clear skies,
Rodney

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

very nice Rodney, i like the framing and great colour too.

cheers

[multiweb (Marc)]

+1 Beautiful details and colors. Nicely processed.

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Really nice! I did this one not long ago but my colours are not right. Yours are really nice.

[JA]

It's an absolute beauty Rodney - Lots of lovely colour and very sharp boks - Well Done

Best
JA

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

Russell, Marc, Kevin, JA,

Many thanks for the kind words. The result was helped by grabbing lots of data making for a clear image and minimal noise reduction.

[vlazg (George)]

The colours in the nebulosity are great and an interesting field. Very nicely processed.

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

Originally Posted by vlazg

The colours in the nebulosity are great and an interesting field. Very nicely processed.

Thanks George, appreciate the feedback

[Alchemy (Clive)]

Bok Bok Bok Bok, maybe that’s why it got it’s name

Nice coloured stars, plenty of depth, interesting framing, 20 plus hours under bortle 3….. good stuff

[Andy01 (Andy)]

I like this orientation Rodney, looks one of Darwin's jumping crocs with Lambda cent as it's eyeball!
Well seen & processed too, nice one.

[matlud (Mathew)]

Really great image Rodney 👍 Great processing and a very nice palette.

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

Originally Posted by Alchemy

Bok Bok Bok Bok, maybe that’s why it got it’s name

Nice coloured stars, plenty of depth, interesting framing, 20 plus hours under bortle 3….. good stuff

Originally Posted by Andy01

I like this orientation Rodney, looks one of Darwin's jumping crocs with Lambda cent as it's eyeball!
Well seen & processed too, nice one.

Originally Posted by matlud

Really great image Rodney 👍 Great processing and a very nice palette.

Thanks everyone, there are definitely many shapes to be gleaned from peering into the depths of the image. Thanks Clive for the alternative explanation for the Running Chicken. Bok Globules are the key

[gregbradley]

Nice job Rodney. I like the framing and the colour you got there.

Greg.

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Nice job Rodney. I like the framing and the colour you got there.

Greg.

Thanks for that Greg, appreciate the thought.

[CoolhandJo (Paul)]

Congrats for IOD in ASTROBIN! this is a great image to be sure.

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

Originally Posted by CoolhandJo

Congrats for IOD in ASTROBIN! this is a great image to be sure.

Many thanks Paul.