Close-up view of the head of the Seagull Nebula
This image from ESO’s La Silla Observatory shows part of a stellar nursery nicknamed the Seagull Nebula. This cloud of gas, known as Sh 2-292, RCW 2 and Gum 1, seems to form the head of the seagull and glows brightly due to the energetic radiation from a very hot young star lurking at its heart. The detailed view was produced by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1237a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 26 September 2012, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1237 |
| Size: | 6554 x 6528 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Gum 1, HD 53367, RCW 2, Seagull Nebula, Sh 2-292 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 3500 light years |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 7 4 42.72 |
| Position (Dec): | -10° 29' 30.12" |
| Field of view: | 26.00 x 25.90 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 456 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | 540 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical R | 652 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical H-alpha | 659 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |