Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2948  ·  lambda Cen nebula
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IC 2948 - Running Chicken Nebula, Miles Zhou
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IC 2948 - Running Chicken Nebula

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IC 2948 - Running Chicken Nebula, Miles Zhou
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IC 2948 - Running Chicken Nebula

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IC 2944 is a site of active star formation, with a sprinkling of bright stars. It is also cataloged as Collinder 249. It has an apparent diameter of 75', and a visual magnitude of 4.5, but this is heavily weighted by Lambda Centauri (not shown).

This is an LRGB composition with Sii and Ha enhancement.

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IC 2948 - Running Chicken Nebula, Miles Zhou