Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2948  ·  lambda Cen nebula
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IC2944 Open Cluster, IC2948 Nebula and Bok Globules, Greg Bock
IC2944 Open Cluster, IC2948 Nebula and Bok Globules
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IC2944 Open Cluster, IC2948 Nebula and Bok Globules

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IC2944 Open Cluster, IC2948 Nebula and Bok Globules

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The conspicuous dark clouds of dust and gas that are forming stars were studied by astronomer Bart Bok only as recently as 1947. They silhouette the background hydrogen emission nebula called IC2948, open cluster IC2944 also in the foreground.

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IC2944 Open Cluster, IC2948 Nebula and Bok Globules, Greg Bock