Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  The star λ Cen  ·  lam Cen Nebula
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20 April 2024: IC 2944, The Running Chicken Nebula, MrSpaceman
20 April 2024: IC 2944, The Running Chicken Nebula
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20 April 2024: IC 2944, The Running Chicken Nebula

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20 April 2024: IC 2944, The Running Chicken Nebula, MrSpaceman
20 April 2024: IC 2944, The Running Chicken Nebula
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20 April 2024: IC 2944, The Running Chicken Nebula

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I recently acquired an Antlia ALP-T Ha/Oiii Dual Narrow Band filter to help get some more use out of the 294MC one-shot-colour astro camera. This filter allows me to capture data from both Ha and Oiii at the same time - splitting the red (Ha) and Green (Oiii) channels to produce HOO composite images from a colour camera.

The intent is to be able to take Ha and Oiii data from home to combine with full RGB colour data taken on astro-excursions.

This image of IC 2944 (The Running Chi.... you know what I'm not even going to lie anymore, there's no chook here....) uses Ha and Oiii taken over a 5 hour period and is combined with RGB data for bright colourful stars.

I'm very impressed with this filter/camera combination, and the quality of the image produced given such short integration time!

~~Nuggets~~
Skywatcher Evostar ED80
HEQ5 Pro (Belt mod)
ASI294MC camera
OAG-L & 120MM mini guide cam
Baader UV-IR cut filter (for stars)
Antlia ALP-T Ha/Oiii Dual NB filter (for nebulosity)
NINA / PI

32x 600sec for nebula
164x 60sec for RGB stars

Enjoy - bok bok bok!

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20 April 2024: IC 2944, The Running Chicken Nebula, MrSpaceman