Running Chicken Nebula from way back

dugnsuz (Doug) · #1 24-03-2009, 08:43 PM

Hello all...

Stuffed up last night, but all is not lost!

Focused on bright star at 98mm FL (70mm +1.4 extender = 98mm)
Wanted to shoot image at 280mm but forgot to reset/zoom!

As a result I have a widefield of the Centaurus region centered on the "Running Chicken Nebula" - IC2944/2948

Canon 40D (modded)
Canon 70-200mm f4L lens + Canon 1.4x Extender
Hutech IDAS LPS2 filter
HEQ5 Pro Mount
Autoguided with PHD

9x600 second exposures (1.5 hours total)
FL=98mm, iso1600, f5.6, ICNR on, Flats applied.

Bit hazy last night - gives the stars a nice glow!
No High Res - just a bit of fun!
Cheers
Doug

dugnsuz (Doug) · #2 24-03-2009, 09:14 PM

ps...lots of lovely clusters and dark nebulae in this area too.

Bassnut (Fred) · #3 24-03-2009, 09:42 PM

OK, lovely sparkley stars I must say, but its sooo WF Doug............yeah, thats it, its well, very WF

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dugnsuz (Doug) · #4 24-03-2009, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bassnut

OK, lovely sparkley stars I must say, but its sooo WF Doug............yeah, thats it, its well, very WF

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Yeah I know Fred...but it was a mistake

Hey, even when I'm at 280mm FL it's still widefield to you!!!

AlexN · #5 24-03-2009, 11:51 PM

If you wack another zero on the end of that focal length, then its a Mans Image!!

Fantastic looking image, Despite forgetting to zoom her back in, I actually really appreciate the wider look at this area.. Definitely very different to what im used to seeing in a Running Chicken image...

I look forward to you tackling this one again, minus the hazy sky!

Alex.

RB (Andrew) · #6 25-03-2009, 10:00 AM

I refuse to reply to any of your images unless there is at least 3 hours worth of data !

dugnsuz (Doug) · #7 25-03-2009, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RB

I refuse to reply to any of your images unless there is at least 3 hours worth of data !

"Hard But Fair!"
...the IIS mod's creed

multiweb (Marc) · #8 25-03-2009, 01:04 PM

Great pic! Love the colors and the wide field. Keep'em coming.

Garyh · #9 25-03-2009, 03:11 PM

No, no, no
Looks like it was taken with a OM-1 10min on ektachrome 200 back in 1982!
Well it has that look!

Craig_L · #10 25-03-2009, 03:35 PM

Looks good. Be nice to see it closer still and include that open cluster to the left - NGC 3766 I think. Seems to be some nebula there as well.