Autore dello sfondo:
Walter Borghini
11 May 2026
Running Chicken Nebula
The Running Chicken Nebula is a star-forming region approximately 6,500 light-years away, visible in the constellation Centaurus.
It is part of the Sagittarius Arm, the closest spiral arm in our galaxy, located further inland from the Orion Arm, where our Solar System resides. The hot, massive newborn stars emit intense ultraviolet radiation that ionizes the surrounding hydrogen gas, causing it to glow. Its size is over 70 light-years.
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Dataset da cui è stata elaborata l'immagine
IC 2944
34 credit
- Tipo di obiettivo............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Fotocamera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Coordinate dell'obiettivo............................................................................................................................RA 173.7402 Dec -63.27805
- Emisfero............................................................................................................................Southern
- Posizione del telescopio............................................................................................................................Australia
- Evento transitorio............................................................................................................................No
- Osservato il............................................................................................................................05 Nov 2020 - 13 Jul 2022
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 464 | 19h20m | 150 |
| OIII | 404 | 16h50m | 150 |
| SII | 412 | 17h10m | 150 |