Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  The star λ Cen  ·  lam Cen Nebula
IC2944 - Running Chicken Nebula, Robert Metcalf
IC2944 - Running Chicken Nebula
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IC2944 - Running Chicken Nebula

IC2944 - Running Chicken Nebula, Robert Metcalf
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IC2944 - Running Chicken Nebula

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Personally I cannot make out a running chicken, so lets stick with Lambda Centauri Nebula.
An open cluster of stars with an emission nebula in the constellation Centaurus 6,500 light years from earth.

This Nebula features small but distinct Bok globules, regions of dense cosmic dust and gas found within HII regions. These globules are shown a bit clearer in the second cropped image.
Bok globules most commonly result in the formation of double or multiple star systems.

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IC2944 - Running Chicken Nebula, Robert Metcalf