HSO from Telescope Live CMOS Australia
RCW62 is a **nebula** in the southern constellation Crux, also known as the Southern Cross¹. It is part of the **Running Chicken Nebula** complex, which is ionised by the Cru OB1 association of hot stars¹. RCW62 is also called Gum 42 or IC 2944¹.
RCW62 was discovered by **Colin Gum** in 1955, who catalogued it as Gum 42¹. It is a large and bright nebula that spans about 70 light years across and lies at a distance of about 6,500 light years from Earth¹. It contains several young stars and clusters, as well as dark globules of dust and gas that are potential sites of star formation¹².
RCW62 is visible with binoculars or a small telescope, and appears as a diffuse patch of light near the bright star Lambda Centauri¹². It is best seen from the southern hemisphere during autumn and winter months².
Kilde: Samtale med Bing, 18.6.2023
(1) RCW 62 - galaxymap.org.
http://galaxymap.org/cat/view/rcw/62.
(2) RCW62 | Telescope Live.
https://telescope.live/gallery/rcw62.
(3) 367 Temperature controller RWC62.
http://www.controlmart.co.kr/shop/file/file1/siem_rwc62.pdf.
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