Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2872  ·  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  PK294-00.1  ·  The star λ Cen  ·  lam Cen Nebula  ·  lambda Cen nebula
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Running Chicken Widefield - IC2944, IC2948, IC2872, Szoomer
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Running Chicken Widefield - IC2944, IC2948, IC2872

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Running Chicken Widefield - IC2944, IC2948, IC2872

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IC 2944 is an open cluster and emission nebula in the constellation Centaurus.  IC2948 contains a set of Bok globules, small dark nebulae containing cosmic dust and gas from which stars form, discovered in 1950.  The upper right of the image contains PK294-0.1, a planetary image that looks like a blue dot.  The nebula is approximately 6,500 light years from earth.  The photons that created the photo were emitted around the time that humans first learned to use the plow.

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Running Chicken Widefield - IC2944, IC2948, IC2872, Szoomer