The Running Chicken Nebula in the constellation of Centaurus
This chart shows the location of the Running Chicken Nebula (IC2944) in the large southern constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur). This map shows most of the stars visible to the unaided eye under good conditions and the location of the nebula itself is marked with a red circle. Although the star cluster IC 2948, associated with this nebula, is easily seen in a small telescope, the nebula is very faint and was only discovered photographically early in the 20th century.
Credit:ESO, IAU and Sky & Telescope
About the Image
Id: | eso1135b |
Type: | Chart |
Release date: | 21 September 2011, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso2320, eso1135 |
Size: | 3338 x 3056 px |
About the Object
Name: | Centaurus Constellation, IC 2944, Running Chicken Nebula |
Type: | Unspecified |
Distance: | 6500 light years |
Category: | Illustrations |