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The Running Chicken Nebula
The Running Chicken Nebula comprises several clouds, all of which we can see in this vast image from the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), hosted at ESO’s Paranal site. This 1.5-billion pixel image spans an area in the sky of about 25 full Moons. The clouds shown in wispy pink plumes are full of gas and dust, illuminated by the young and hot stars within them.
Crédit:ESO/VPHAS+ team. Acknowledgement: CASU
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | eso2320a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Date de publication: | 21 décembre 2023 14:00 |
| Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso2320 |
| Taille: | 42057 x 37010 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | IC 2944, Running Chicken Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
| Distance: | 6500 années lumière |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Catégorie: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Fonds d'écran
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 35 12.02 |
| Position (Dec): | -63° 10' 30.61" |
| Field of view: | 149.99 x 131.99 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
Visualiser avec WorldWide Telescope:
Couleurs & filtres
| Domaine | Longueur d'onde | Télescope |
|---|---|---|
| Visible u | 350 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Visible g | 480 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Visible r | 625 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Visible H-alpha | 659 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Visible i | 770 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |