Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2872  ·  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  The star λ Cen  ·  lam Cen Nebula
IC2944 Running Chicken Nebula SHO OSC, Rodrigo Castro
IC2944 Running Chicken Nebula SHO OSC
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IC2944 Running Chicken Nebula SHO OSC

IC2944 Running Chicken Nebula SHO OSC, Rodrigo Castro
IC2944 Running Chicken Nebula SHO OSC
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IC2944 Running Chicken Nebula SHO OSC

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IC 2944 or "The Running Chiken" is an open cluster with an emission nebula. The object was in the Centaurus constellation, near the star Lambda Centauri. It has Bok globules (dark "icy" hydrogen clouds) and is a very active site of star formation. This was captured with an OSC camera and Askar D1 and D2 filters.

IC 2944 o "El Pollo Corredor" es un cúmulo abierto con una nebulosa de emisión. Este objeto está en la constelación Centaurus, cerca de la estrella Lambda Centauri. Posee glóbulos de Bok (nubes oscuras de hidrógeno "helado") y es un sitio muy activo de formación estelar. Esta captura fue hecha con una cámara OSC y filtros D1 y D2 de Askar.

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IC2944 Running Chicken Nebula SHO OSC, Rodrigo Castro