Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  The star λ Cen  ·  lam Cen  ·  lam Cen Nebula  ·  lambda Cen nebula
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Running Chicken Nebula IC2944, Jeff Coldrey
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Running Chicken Nebula IC2944

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Running Chicken Nebula IC2944

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This is the first time I have ever photographed this sizeable Centuarian feast, and I'm quite surprised at its brightness and interesting features. In particular, the Bok Globules ... relatively small dark nebulae containing molecular hydrogen (H2), carbon oxides, helium, and silicate dust.

I thought these were from dust/dirt on my sensor, and almost Clone Stamped them out!

Thanks for looking at my Chicken!

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Running Chicken Nebula IC2944, Jeff Coldrey