Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2872  ·  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  NGC 3766  ·  Pearl Cluster  ·  The star λ Cen  ·  lam Cen Nebula
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Run, chicken, run !, Philippe Barraud
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IC 2944, in the constellation Centaurus, is an open cluster associated with an H II emission nebula, nicknamed the Chicken Run Nebula. It is also called the Lambda Centauri Nebula.
The image also shows IC 2948 and IC 2872.
But this nebula is better known for the Bok globules that it contains - see an enlargment and details on the next page.
The open cluster on the right is NGC 3766, the Pearl Cluster.

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Run, chicken, run !, Philippe Barraud