Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)
RCW 61, jprejean
RCW 61
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RCW 61

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
RCW 61, jprejean
RCW 61
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RCW 61

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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RCW 61 forms the feet of the Running Chicken nebula complex.

RCW 61 is ionised by three O9 giant stars: HD 100099, CD -62 535 and HD 100444, as well as three B-class stars.

Processed from FITS subframes from Telescope Live using PixInsight and Photoshop.

Captured at El Sauce Observatory, Chile.

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RCW 61, jprejean