Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2948
The Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944), Matt Dieterich
The Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944)
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The Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944)

The Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944), Matt Dieterich
The Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944)
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The Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944)

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IC 2944 is a nebula located in the constellation of Centaurus and lies at a distance of around 6,500 light-years away. This nebula is commonly called the Running Chicken Nebula. What I find very interesting about this object are the condensed clouds of dark nebulae known as Bok globules. These globules contain the building blocks for new stars (Hydrogen, Carbon, and Helium) and were first proposed as stellar nurseries in the 1940s by Bart Bok and Edith Reilly. In 1990, with near-infrared telescopes, astronomers finally confirmed stars are born within Bok globules as the near-IR light allowed glimpses through the dense dust. Contact me for astrophoto training, consulting, and astro-systems integration. www.mattdieterich.com

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The Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944), Matt Dieterich