The Running Chicken Nebula, annotated

The Running Chicken Nebula comprises several clouds, the most prominent of which are labelled in this vast image from the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), hosted at ESO’s Paranal site.The bright star labelled Lambda Centauri is actually much closer to us than the nebula itself, and can be seen with the naked eye. The clouds shown in wispy pink plumes are full of gas and dust, illuminated by the young and hot stars within them. Overall, this image spans an area in the sky of about 25 full Moons, one of which is shown to scale for reference.

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ESO/VPHAS+ team. Acknowledgement: CASU

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso2320b
Type:Dessin
Date de publication:21 décembre 2023 14:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso2320
Taille:10514 x 9253 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Running Chicken Nebula
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region
Catégorie:Illustrations

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