Sadly this target is completely hidden behind my light pollution here. Not even a hint of anything!
But what a beauty, and at 1.5 billion pixels it sure is pretty.
https://phys.org/news/2023-12-billion-p ... ented.html
New 1.5-billion-pixel image shows Running Chicken Nebula in unprecedented detail
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New 1.5-billion-pixel image shows Running Chicken Nebula in unprecedented detail
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Some people don't understand why I love astronomy so much, I cannot understand why they do not!
Some people don't understand why I love astronomy so much, I cannot understand why they do not!
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Re: New 1.5-billion-pixel image shows Running Chicken Nebula in unprecedented detail
Beautiful. Thanks for showing us.
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I had to look this up. Centaurus. Not visible from my northerly latitude!
There is so much in the sky that I can't see!
Thank you for sharing this
There is so much in the sky that I can't see!
Thank you for sharing this
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51.248N, 113.53W, 995m ASL
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Canon 6D (unmodified) + Lunt 4" (102mm) achromat refractor (7.1 focal ratio) + Celestron AVX mount
51.248N, 113.53W, 995m ASL
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/IALBERTA147
Canon 6D (unmodified) + Lunt 4" (102mm) achromat refractor (7.1 focal ratio) + Celestron AVX mount
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