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Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944) - SHO, Jon Gascoyne
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Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944) - SHO

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Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944) - SHO

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IC 2944, also known as the Running Chicken Nebula, the Lambda Centauri Nebula or the λ Centauri Nebula, is an open cluster with an associated emission nebula found in the constellation Centaurus, near the star λ Centauri. It features Bok globules, which are frequently a site of active star formation. However, no evidence for star formation has been found in any of the globules in IC 2944.

Data acquired using iTelescope's T71 system located at Deep Sky Chile, Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile

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Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944) - SHO, Jon Gascoyne

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Emission Nebulae