Centaurus Collection

Southern Milky Way from Vela to Centaurus with Crux & Carina
The southern Milky Way from Vela (at right) to Centaurus (at left), with the False Cross at left, the true Southern Cross at right of centre, and Alpha and Beta Centauri at left

Alpha Centauri binary stars and planets. Artwork from above the surface of one of the moons of one of the planets in the Alpha Centauri binary star system

Boomerang Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope image. This is a bipolar reflection nebula, where gas and dust surrounding a star are shining by reflected light

BEA - European Class Aeroplane
BEA - " European" Class Aeroplane. Date: circa 1970s

de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4C LV-AHU 'Centaurus' (msn 6434), of Aerolineas Argentina. Date: circa 1962

D Napier and Son - Bristol centaurus
Bristol Centaurus 661 engine

Windy Desert landscape
Landscape of sand and wind in desert

Breda-Zappata BZ. 308 MM61802
Aeronautica Militare Italiana - Breda-Zappata BZ.308 MM61802, seen during ground-runs - testing of the Bristol Centaurus engines, circa July 1948

South Pole, Plate 6 from Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio, pub
3075760 South Pole, Plate 6 from Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio, pub. 1674 (hand coloured engraving) by Pardies

Astrological ceiling, in the Sala del Mappamondo, 16th century (fresco)
808751 Astrological ceiling, in the Sala del Mappamondo, 16th century (fresco) by Vecchi, Giovanni de (1536-1615) (and workshop); Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Voterbo, Lazio

Astrological ceiling, in the Sala del Mappamondo (fresco)
808750 Astrological ceiling, in the Sala del Mappamondo (fresco) by Vecchi, Giovanni de (1536-1615) (and workshop); Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Voterbo, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: See also 808749)

Centaurs Star Figure - 17th century
CENTAURUS star figure Date: 1681

The Triumph of Venus (red, black and white ink and chalk on paper)
897924 The Triumph of Venus (red, black and white ink and chalk on paper) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France; (add.info.: Triumph of Venus); Flemish, out of copyright

Windy Desert landscape
Landscape of sand and wind in desert

A diagram illustrating the constellation of Centaurus complete with image of a centaur

Mosaic of the southern Milky Way from Vela to Centaurus
Mosaic of the southern Milky Way from Vela (right) to Centaurus (left) taking in Carina and Crux (center)

Panorama view of the center of the Milky Way
A panorama of the center of the Galaxy portion of the southern hemisphere Milky Way, from Crux at right to Aquila at left

View from Voyager 1 if our Sun were replaced by VY Canis Majoris, the largest known star

Centaur Phyllirides. Engraving in Poeticon Astronomicon, by
Constellation Centaurus. Centaur Phyllirides. Engraving in Poeticon Astronomicon, by Gaius Julius Hyginus (ca.64 BC-17 AD). Edited in Venice, 1485. Incunable. Colored

Hydra constellation. Illustrated card from a 19th century astronomical teaching aid called Uranias Mirror, after the Greek muse of astronomy

South Pole, Plate 6 from Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio, 1674
South Pole, Plate 6 from Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio, Ignace-Gaston Pardies, pub. 1674 (hand coloured engraving)

Centaurus and Crux

Digital illustration of Centaurus constellation

Omega Centauri globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus

Southern Milky Way with Eta Carinae, Crux and Alpha & Beta Centauri
Area of southern Milky Way containing Eta Carinae, Crux and Alpha & Beta Centauri

Centaurus A Galaxy NGC 5128

Alpha and Beta Centauri in the southern constellation of Centaurus

Pearl Cluster and Lambda Centauri complex in Centaurus
The Lambda Centauri complex, also known as the Running Chicken Nebula, IC 2948, (at left) and above it the Pearl Cluster (NGC 3766)

IC 2944, the Running Chicken Nebula in the Centaurus constellation

Widefield view of the southern constellations of Centaurus and Crux
Widefield view of Alpha and Beta Centauri stars in the southern constellation of Centaurus, along with the Southern Cross in the constellation Crux

Dark lanes of dust crisscross the elliptical galaxy Centaurus A
Dark lanes of dust crisscross the giant elliptical galaxy Centaurus A. Also visible are the vibrant glow of young, blue star clusters and a glimpse into regions normally obscured by the dust

Omega Centauri globular star cluster

NGC 5128 radio galaxy in the constellation Centaurus. The center of the galaxy contains a supermassive black hole which ejects a relativistic jet

Giant Elliptical Galaxy and its Host Galaxy Cluster
This image shows the diverse collection of galaxies in a galaxy cluster called Abell S0740, located more than 450 million light-years away in the constellation Centaurus

Southern Milky Way
The spectacular area of the southern Milky Way from the Eta Carinae Nebula at right, to the Southern Cross at center, and the twin stars of Alpha and Beta Centauri at left

The constellation of Centaurus and its dark lanes of nebulosity in the southern Milky Way. Alpha and Beta Centauri is visible at right, and Omega Centauri at upper right

NGC 3766 and the Lambda Cen Nebula in the constellation Centaurus
Open star cluster NGC 3766 and the Lambda Cen Nebula in the constellation Centaurus

RCW 79 is seen in the southern Milky Way, 17, 200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. The bubble is 70-light years in diameter

Omega Centauri or NGC 5139 is a globular cluster of stars seen in the constellation of Centaurus. It is both the brightest and the largest known globular cluster associated with the Milky Way

Mosaic of the Carina Nebula and Crux area in the southern sky

The core of the globular cluster Omega Centauri
The core of the spectacular globular cluster Omega Centauri, also known as NGC 5139, glitters with the combined light of 2 million stars

NGC 4945, Starburst Galaxy in Centaurus

Bat Nebula (IC 2948) and open star cluster NGC 3766, the Pearl Cluster
Bat Nebula and open star cluster NGC 3766, the Pearl Cluster

NGC 5139, Omega Centauri globular cluster in Centaurus
Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus

Centaurus A galaxy in the constellation Centaurus

Lenticular galaxy Centaurus A
Centaurus A, also known as NGC 5128, is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus. It is the closest active galaxy to Earth, being a radio galaxy

Narrowband image of Thackerays Globules and IC 2944, also known as the Running Chicken Nebula

IC 2944, a large H II region in the constellation of Centaurus
IC 2944, a large H II region (star forming cloud) in the southern constellation of Centaurus. The bright blue star near the center is Lambda Centauri

Map of the Southern Sky, with representations of constellations, decorated with the
XAM77591 Map of the Southern Sky, with representations of constellations, decorated with the crest of Cardinal Lang von Wellenburg

CONSTELLATION: CENTAURUS. Personification of Centaurus (Phyllirides). Woodcut from Gaius Julius Hyginus Poeticon Astronomicon, Venice, Italy, 1482

Bristol Centaurus radial reverse flow test unit, ventral exit type

Hawker Tornado, HG641, powered by a Bristol Centaurus radial

de Havilland hollow-steel-bladed propeller under development
A 16ft 6in diameter de Havilland hollow-steel-bladed propeller under development on a Bristol Centaurus-powered Airspeed Ambassador

Views of protoplanetary disks surrounding the stars HD 141569, in the constellation Libra (left), and HR 4796A
PROTOPLANETARY DISKS. Views of protoplanetary disks surrounding the stars HD 141569, in the constellation Libra (left), and HR 4796A, in the constellation Centaurus

Hawker Tornado HG641 powered by a Bristol Centaurus radial
Hawker Tornado, HG641, powered by a Bristol Centaurus radial

Vickers Warwick GRII HG348
Vickers Warwick GRII, HG348, powered by Bristol Centaurus radials, at Brooklands in November 1944. Date: 1944

Vickers B1 / 35 second prototype
Vickers B1/35 Warwick, Bristol Centaurus-powered second prototype, L9704, at Filton

Bristol Brigand TF1 RH745
In 1950 Bristol Brigand TF1, RH745, was modified to test Bristol Centaurus 663 radials in large long-tailed nacelles and a dorsal fin was fitted. Date: 1950

Hawker Tornado HG641
Hawker Tornado, HG641, powered by a Bristol Centaurus radial

Vickers Warwick GRV LM816
Vickers Warwick GRV, LM816, powered by two Bristol Centaurus radials (viewed from underneath in flight)

Vickers B1 / 35
Vickers B1/35 Warwick, Bristol Centaurus-powered second prototype, L9704, at Brooklands in March 1940 just prior to its first flight. Date: 1940

Digital illustration of lines from longer axis of Southern Hemisphere and mid-point between stars in Centaurus constellation to locate due south point

HD 131488 planetary collision, artwork C015 / 0785
HD 131488 planetary collision. Artwork of two large rocky bodies colliding in the inner planetary system of the HD 131488 star

Centaurus A galaxy, HST image
Centaurus A galaxy. Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of the active galaxy Centaurus A, which is thought to house a massive black hole

Planetary dust ring changes, artwork C015 / 0803
Planetary dust ring changes. Artwork showing a post-dust stage in the formation of planets around the parent star of the TYC 8241 2652 system

Planetary dust ring changes, artwork C015 / 0804
Planetary dust ring changes. Artwork showing a dusty stage in the formation of planets around the parent star of the TYC 8241 2652 system

Corvus constellations, 1829 C016 / 4411
Corvus constellations. 19th-century map of stars and constellations from the celestial atlas Sozviezdiia Predstavlennyia na XXX Tablitsakh (1829) by Kornelius Reissig

CONSTELLATION: HYDRA. Figuration of Hydra and adjacent constellations (Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniae, Felis)
CONSTELLATION: HYDRA. Figuration of Hydra and adjacent constellations (Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniae, Felis, Lupus, Centaurus, Antlia Pneumatica, Argo Navis, and Pyxis Nautica)

Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Urani?, Hydra, Felis, Lupus
Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniae, Hydra, Felis, Lupus, Centaurus, Antlia Pneumatica, Argo Navis, and Pyxis Nautica

Nebula NGC 5367
Reflection nebula NGC 5367 (upper right) with the bright stars Chi Centauri (centre left) and Phi Centauri (lower right). Reflection nebulae are clouds of gas

Crux and the southern celestial pole
Crux constellation and the southern celestial pole. Crux, the southern cross, is formed of four bright stars in the Milky Way at upper centre

Centaurus and Crux constellations. These are bright constellations in the southern hemisphere, representing a centaur and the Southern Cross respectively

Stars. Optical image of three bright stars in the constellation Centaurus. North is at right. The stars are Phi Centauri (upper centre), Mu Centauri (lower left) and Nu Centauri (lower right)

Proxima Centauri planet, artwork
Proxima Centauri planet. Artwork of the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri (upper centre), seen from the surface of a hypothetical nearby planet

Hubble space telescope image of an asteroid

Omega Centauri globular cluster
Omega Centauri (NGC 5139), the largest of the globular star clusters in our galaxy, optical image. Found in the constellation of Centaurus

Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) composite image
Omega Centauri (NGC 5139). Composite infrared and optical image of the Omega Centauri globular cluster. Globular clusters are spherical groups of very old stars, about 12 billion years old

ZODIAC: CENTAURUS, 1575. Detail of fresco, 1575, from Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Italy

Centaurs Star Figure 17C
CENTAURUS star figure Date: 1681

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"Centaurus: Exploring the Mysteries of the Celestial Realm" In the vast expanse of space, Centaurus stands as a constellation that captivates astronomers and stargazers alike. At its heart lies Alpha Centauri, a binary star system comprising three stars - Alpha Centauri A, B, and Proxima Centauri. These celestial bodies have fascinated scientists for centuries with their enigmatic nature. Venturing deeper into the cosmos, we encounter the Boomerang Nebula. This ethereal cosmic cloud showcases stunning patterns formed by gas and dust expelled from an aging star. Its mesmerizing beauty reminds us of the infinite wonders that lie beyond our reach. On Earth, technological marvels like BEA's European Class Aeroplane revolutionize air travel while paying homage to this captivating constellation. Similarly, the Breda-Zappata BZ. 308 MM61802 aircraft embodies innovation inspired by celestial splendor. Nature itself draws inspiration from Centaurus; exotic beetles showcase intricate patterns reminiscent of distant galaxies and constellations in their vibrant wings. The influence extends even further into human creations such as D Napier and Son's Bristol centaurus engine—a testament to mankind's quest for exploration both on land and in outer space. Artistic expressions also pay tribute to this mythical figure; frescoes adorning ceilings like those found in Sala del Mappamondo depict astrological scenes intertwined with celestial beings dancing across heavenly realms. Centuries ago, artists captured these visions on paper too—depicting The Triumph of Venus through red, black, and white ink on delicate parchment—an ode to love amidst cosmic grandeur. As time progressed, scientific knowledge expanded; Globi coelestis showcased Plate 6 depicting South Pole views meticulously mapped out in 1674—an invaluable resource for early astronomers seeking understanding beyond what meets the eye. From ancient times until today, humanity has marveled at the wonders of Centaurus.