Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  The star λ Cen  ·  lam Cen Nebula
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Running Chicken nebula (IC 2948) – Atacama night 7, #2, Andrew Gutierrez
Running Chicken nebula (IC 2948) – Atacama night 7, #2
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Running Chicken nebula (IC 2948) – Atacama night 7, #2

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Running Chicken nebula (IC 2948) – Atacama night 7, #2, Andrew Gutierrez
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Running Chicken nebula (IC 2948) – Atacama night 7, #2

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This emission nebula is called the Running Chicken nebula, though I can’t really see why.  Of particular interest is the dark and distinct dust clouds called Bok globules.

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Running Chicken nebula (IC 2948) – Atacama night 7, #2, Andrew Gutierrez

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