Wallpaper author:
Alan Daly
19 Jul 2026
Core of the Running Chicken Nebula
IC 2948, the bright core of the Running Chicken Nebula. It is in the constellation Centaurus, approximately 6,500 light-years from Earth.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 2948
11 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 174.5 Dec -63.5333
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................22 Mar 2021 - 15 Jun 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SII | 619 | 5h20m | 31 |
| Halpha | 600 | 5h10m | 31 |
| OIII | 580 | 4h50m | 30 |