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IC IC 2944

Running Chicken Nebula

Emission Nebula
Centaurus
Intermediate

Contains Thackeray's Globules.

Angular size
75′ × 55′
Magnitude
4.5
Best months
Feb-May
Constellation
Centaurus
Catalog IDs
IC 2944
Common aliases
Lambda Centauri Nebula
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Recommended telescopes

William Optics
William Optics FLT 91
540mm f/5.9 · 91mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Tele Vue
Tele Vue NP101is
540mm f/5.4 · 101mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4
530mm f/5.0 · 106mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi Epsilon-160ED
530mm f/3.3 · 160mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
550mm f/5.5 · 100mm aperture
Frames 51% of APS-C FOV
SharpStar
SharpStar 100QII
550mm f/5.5 · 100mm aperture
Frames 51% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

William Optics FLT 91 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 3.82° × 2.55°
Scale 1.44″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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Tele Vue NP101is + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV 2.49° × 1.67°
Scale 1.44″/px
Target fills 75% of frame
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Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 3.89° × 2.59°
Scale 1.46″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
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