IC2944 _ Running Chicken 2024

Images taken through early 2024, this is my latest rendition of the Running Chicken nebula in SHO pallet with overlayed RGB stars.

Carina Nebula Revisited

A revisit of the widefield of the Carina Nebula, using the QHY268M camera and Antlia filters.

A Valentines Rose

Image through late January into early February 2024, this target was finished just in time for Valentines.

SH2-308 – Dolphin Head Nebula

Commonly known as the Dolphin Head Nebula, or more formally SH2-308, this nebula is located just south of Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, in the constellation Canis Major (Big Dog)

The Horse Head Revisted

A perpetual favourite to visit, this year I tried with the QHY268 and Antlia filters on the ED80.

Tarantula Nebula – Wide field

A wider field view of the Tarantula nebula, taken through November 2023 based on the SHO pallette.

NGC6188 – Dragons of Ara

Imaged through May 2023 over several nights in between clouds and rain, this is my first attempt at imaging the Fighting dragons of Ara (NGC6188), also known as The Rim Nebula.

The Running Chicken Nebula

Imaged in the late part of April 2023, the Running Chicken Nubula (IC2944), or Lambda Centauri nebula, is an emission nebula associated with an open cluster.

The Carina Nebula – Close Up

I liked the wide field imaging of the Carina nebula so much that I just had to do a zoomed in version using the big boy scope – and it has exceeded all of my hopes !