SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
Oleg Shargorodsky
Location of Photo:
Rio Hurtado, Chile
Date/Time of photo:
January 25- February 4, 2025
Equipment:
Telescope: Astro-Physics Star130 ED Camera: QHYCCD QHY600 Pro M Mount: 10Micron GM1000 HPS Filters: Chroma Blue 50 mm Chroma Green 50 mm Chroma H-alpha 5nm Bandpass 50 mm Chroma Lum 50 mm Chroma OIII 5nm Bandpass 50 mm Chroma Red 50 mm Chroma SII 5nm Bandpass 50 mm
Description:
IC 2944-IC2948 is a star-forming region and emission nebula located 6,000 light years away in the constellation Centaurus. The nebula spans 100 light years across and is also known as the Running Chicken Nebula, due to its apparent similarity in appearance to a cosmic chicken running across the deep sky.
