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Lambda Centauri Nebula IC 2944. Also known as the Running Chicken nebula, Geoff
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Lambda Centauri Nebula IC 2944. Also known as the Running Chicken nebula

Lambda Centauri Nebula IC 2944. Also known as the Running Chicken nebula, Geoff
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Lambda Centauri Nebula IC 2944. Also known as the Running Chicken nebula

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IC 2944 is a star-forming region and emission nebula about 6,000 light years away. It is a favourite photographic object. It is also known as the Running Chicken Nebula. This name is a complete mystery to me. There is no way that I can come close to visualising any animal, vegetable or mineral in that swirling mass of gas.=MsoNormal Embedded within the nebula is the open star cluster Caldwell 100, also known as Collinder 249. The Running Chicken Nebula is also well-known because of its so-called Thackeray's Globules, which are named after British astronomer Andrew David Thackeray who observed them in 1950. These are small dark nebulae also called Bok globules, which are small clouds of gas and dust so dense they block out optical light.

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Lambda Centauri Nebula IC 2944. Also known as the Running Chicken nebula, Geoff