Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2872  ·  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  NGC 3766  ·  Pearl Cluster  ·  The star λ Cen  ·  lam Cen Nebula
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IC 2944 - in HOO +RGB Stars, Peter Pat
IC 2944 - in HOO +RGB Stars
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IC 2944 - in HOO +RGB Stars

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IC 2944 - in HOO +RGB Stars, Peter Pat
IC 2944 - in HOO +RGB Stars
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IC 2944 - in HOO +RGB Stars

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IC 2944 in Centaurus is also known as the Running Chicken nebula or the Lambda Centauri nebula.

I captured this from my backyard under Bortle 7 skies using an Antila dual-band filter.
This object provides a nice contrast between Ha & OIII and is so large that a wide field is required to capture it all.

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IC 2944 - in HOO +RGB Stars, Peter Pat

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