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Posted: 25 Mar 2021

Taken: 25 Mar 2021

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Running Chicken IC2944

Running Chicken IC2944
This was a trial for Focus I noted each time I cleaned the focus track of the focus got better. I cleaned just before I started. HFR was 1.4 -1.6 all night long. Looks like its a worth while routine.

Even this close No chicken but you can see the Dark spots in the Huge nebula.

Taken with ZWO CMOS camera 56 Files 10 min files Sadly I can not shoot a second night as we are going away early in the morning. Shot With

ZWO ASI071MC Pro @ -10c

ZWO AEF,

Optolong LeNhance filter,

Skywatcher Black DiamondED80 OTA

Skywatcher EQM35Goto

Sequence Genorator Pro

Guided PHD2,

Stacked DSS. Processed PixinSight , PS and Lr.

PIP DSLR version with about the same amount of moon light and shorter Focal lenght.

Running Chicken Nebula IC2944

tiabunna, Tanja - Loughcrew, SV1XV, homaris and 10 other people have particularly liked this photo

11 comments - The latest ones
 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
Marvellous work Steve..... I'd be proud of myself if I'd produced that..... // Dj.. UK.
3 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to David G Johnson club
DJ thank you coming to terms with the whole system and how to work it going forward. The net result above is more than my wildest dream but I 100% believe its repeatable. pride of place as my background on my computer would love another night be we are away early in the morning down south. Another yet to be properly looked at.
3 years ago.
 Nick Weall
Nick Weall club
beautiful
3 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Nick Weall club
Thank you Nick I have always been fascinated with deep space but never in my wildest dreams think I would ever put up a photo like this. Very happy the way this has come out but wanted to add a second night not to be clouds and getting up very early for holiday. I hope to do a bit more this year but we have not had many cloudless days and winter is also never very good but we shall see. Many thanks.
3 years ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
Stunning Steve such a lot of work in this Image I take my hat of to you.
Regards TOZ
3 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to TOZ club
This is the end result of over a years work but has had its ups and downs. The good part its the ups at the moment. Been worth doing when you see the result.
3 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Another great capture to join your increasingly large series here Steve. As you said, a lot of work but the results tell.

Keep safe. Herb
3 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Herb Riddle club
This is the start as there is a lot rising it only depends on the amount of clouds that I get in the El Nina year. the end result of a lot of trial and error along the way but its all made worth it when you see an image like this on screen my desire to get two full nights was foiled by traveling to MR for three days oh well next year as its too high to get a full nights shooting.
3 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Thanks for pointing me to this, Steve. Yes, I see the 'Running Chicken' now - but I do have to be impressed by the imagination of the people who name these things! :-)
9 months ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Quite apart from the 'names' issue, great work getting this image.
9 months ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to tiabunna club
George I constantly wonder at the people who named these I know I have a great imagination in most cases called way out. If it had not been starless I would never seen it I would still be thinking I need to drink more wine to see it. Has been a great learning Experience one I know taxed me to the limit as a non computer person but enjoying the hard work not loss of hair from stress. Or is that just old age....
9 months ago.

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