Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  The star λ Cen  ·  lam Cen Nebula
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IC 2944 Running Chicken Nebula, langzhibo
IC 2944 Running Chicken Nebula
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IC 2944 Running Chicken Nebula, langzhibo
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IC 2944, the Running Chicken Nebula, holds a special place among my favorite targets. Its distinctive features, particularly the fiery OIII filaments radiating from the bright central core. Surrounding the core =11.0pt,=11.0ptresembling peaks of mountains seemingly converging towards the center.

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IC 2944 Running Chicken Nebula, langzhibo