Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  HD100026  ·  HD100098  ·  HD100099  ·  HD100126  ·  HD100162  ·  HD100163  ·  HD100199  ·  HD100200  ·  HD100243  ·  HD100263  ·  HD100296  ·  HD100323  ·  HD100355  ·  HD100443  ·  HD100444  ·  HD100495  ·  HD100529  ·  HD100530  ·  HD100666  ·  HD100737  ·  HD100752  ·  HD100774  ·  HD100791  ·  HD100827  ·  HD100879  ·  HD101008  ·  HD101035  ·  HD101070  ·  HD101084  ·  HD101085  ·  And 390 more.
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IC 2944 / IC 2948 - The Running Chicken Nebula - Centaurus, Claudio Ulloa Saavedra
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IC 2944 / IC 2948 - The Running Chicken Nebula - Centaurus

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IC 2944 / IC 2948 - The Running Chicken Nebula - Centaurus, Claudio Ulloa Saavedra
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IC 2944 / IC 2948 - The Running Chicken Nebula - Centaurus

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The Running Chicken Nebula is located in the constellation of Centaurus, about 6,500 light years from Earth. The young stars within this nebula emit intense radiation that makes the surrounding hydrogen gas glow pink. The brightest region within the nebula is called IC 2948. Toward the center of the image, marked by the bright, vertical, almost pillar-shaped structure, is IC 2944. The brightest scintillation in this particular region is Lambda Centauri , a star visible to the naked eye that is much closer to us than the nebula itself.
Some regions of the nebula, known as Bok globules, small, dark, dense pockets of dust and gas scattered throughout the nebula, can withstand the fierce bombardment of ultraviolet radiation that permeates this region. If you zoom in, you might see them.

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