Wallpaper author:
Alan Daly
03 Jul 2026
The Running Chicken Nebula
IC 2944, also known as the Running Chicken Nebula, is a bright H II region and open cluster in the constellation Centaurus, approximately 6,500 light years from Earth.
Dataset from which the image was processed
RCW 62
17 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 173.06029 Dec -63.1141
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................09 May 2023 - 19 Dec 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 278 | 7h30m | 97 |
| SII | 309 | 8h20m | 97 |
| Halpha | 313 | 8h20m | 96 |