Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2948  ·  lambda Cen nebula

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The heart of the Running Chicken, Rick Stevenson
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The heart of the Running Chicken

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The heart of the Running Chicken, Rick Stevenson
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The heart of the Running Chicken

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IC 2944, aka the Running Chicken Nebula, is an emission nebula associated with an open star cluster in the constellation Centaurus. Towards the centre are Thackeray's Globules - a group of Bok Globules comprised of dense cosmic dust and gas. Bok Globules are often a site of star formation but not in this case.

Data from Martin Pugh at Yass.

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The heart of the Running Chicken, Rick Stevenson