IC 2944 in Centaurus

[avandonk]

Here is another from last night. This is between Crux and Carina.
Canon 5DH, 100ED at 640mm F6.4,ISO 100, in camera noise reduction off, image files corrected for darks, flats and bias in ImagesPlus stacked in Registar, digitally developed in IP.Exposures 21X7minutes ISO1000
This image also contains open cluster NGC3766 and others including IC 2872.
You should be able to see some Bok Globules in 2944.
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http://members.optusnet.com.au/~avandonk1/IC2944s.jpg


Bert

[tornado33]

Great image there Bert, what exposure time were the individual shots?
thanks
Scott

[Robby]

Lovely shot Bert. Excellent composition!
Cheers

[iceman (Mike)]

Wow, that's just stunning. Beautiful shot.

[h0ughy (David)]

WOW, Bert you continually provide the optic nerve with too much stimulation!

[Lester]

That is absolutely out of this world.

[PhotonCollector (Paul)]

That's an excellent image.

I particulary like the star colours.

I hope you don't mind but I couldn't help myself and I tweaked the low res version of your image.

Paul M

[PhotonCollector (Paul)]

One more thing, do you realise you have IC2944,
AND
IC 2948, IC 2872, RCW 61 and the clusters, NGC 3766, RUP 94 and I can also see parts of the supernova remnant G 294.1-00.0 surrounding N 3766. There's also a planetary nebula in their too He 2-72.

wow, what a lot of DSOs all in one go!

Paul M

[avandonk]

I thought I had that covered under 'others'. I knew there were more but had no idea how many. I did notice the planetary nebula and at first took it to be a dust ring.I suppose next I have to get a decent sky map program.
Thanks Photon Collector, it never ceases to amaze me how much collective knowledge we have in this forum.

bert