IC 2944 Fulldome Video
IC 2944, an open cluster of stars with an associated nebula is seen here in this fulldome video. The nebula is what provides the brilliant pink hue which dominates the scene. It is hydrogen gas being ionised by the ultraviolet radiation produced by the young nearby stars that form the open cluster.
Credit:Theofanis Matsopoulos/ESO
About the Video
Id: | IC2944_Dome_Frames |
Release date: | 25 February 2015, 17:25 |
Duration: | 10 s |
Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
Name: | IC 2944 |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open Milky Way : Nebula |
Category: | Fulldome Nebulae Star Clusters |