CEDIC team goes Namibia - Part #4 Emission Nebulae in Centaurus
IC 2948 - B. Hubl
- CEDIC Team goes Chile II
- CEDIC Team goes La Palma I
- CEDIC Team goes La Palma II
- CEDIC Team goes La Palma III
- CEDIC Team goes Namibia
- Namibia 2022 - Intro
- #1 - Clusters in Carina
- #2 - Hidden Treasures in Vela
- #3 - Southern Galaxies
- #4 - Emission Nebulae in Centaurus
- #5 - Near South Pole
- #6 - Dark Nebulae in Cir & Lup
- #7 - Nebulae in Ara & Norma
- #8 - Nebulae in Scorpius
- #9 - Open Clusters in Scorpius
- #10 - Highlights in Sagittarius
- #11 - Nebulae in Ophiuchus
Emission Nebulae in Centaurus is the topic of Part #4 of our image presentation, where we want to share the results
from our astrophotography-trip to DeepSkySafaris in Namibia.
The striking constellation Centaurus stands high in the sky just above the Milky Way in Namibia in May.
Centaurus is known on the one hand for its brightest star, alpha Centauri, whose companion Proxima Centauri
is the nearest star. On the other hand, Centaurus is also home to large and well-known emission nebulae like
IC 2948, also known as the Running Chicken Nebula. With a little more research, even lesser known objects like
RCW 85 or Gum 48d can be added to the photographic "to do list". Even with the big classics like IC 2948 it is worth
to have a look at the details, here at the Thackeray's Globules in the center of the nebula. They are potential sites
for the formation of new stars, but are likely being eroded by the intense radiation from the nearby young stars.
Gum 48d
IC 2948
Gum 48d - B. Hubl
IC 2948 wide field
IC 2948 wide field - B. Hubl
NGC 5155 - B. Hubl
Gum 48d wide field
Sanqvist 169 - B. Hubl
RCW 85