Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2872  ·  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  NGC 3766  ·  The star λCen  ·  lambda Cen nebula
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The Running Chicken Nebula, glend
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The Running Chicken Nebula

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The Running Chicken Nebula

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IC 2944, also known as the Running Chicken Nebula or the λ Centauri Nebula, is an open cluster with an associated emission nebula found in the constellation Centaurus, near the star λ Centauri.

The region of nebulosity includes both IC 2944 and IC 2948, as well as the fainter IC 2872 nearby. IC 2948 is the brightest emission and reflection nebulae towards the southeast, while IC 2944 is the cluster of stars and surrounding nebulosity stretching towards λ Centauri.

This image was captured by a Nikon D5300 (unmodified) on a TS 71SDQ f6 Quad APO. The image consists of 80 x 60 sec subs, processed in DSS (wtih Bias and Darks), and in Photoshop CC.

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