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

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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

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Visible
u
350 nmVLT Survey Telescope
OmegaCAM
Visible
g
480 nmVLT Survey Telescope
OmegaCAM
Visible
r
625 nmVLT Survey Telescope
OmegaCAM
Visible
H-alpha
659 nmVLT Survey Telescope
OmegaCAM
Visible
i
770 nmVLT Survey Telescope
OmegaCAM