by APOD Robot » Mon Apr 20, 2020 4:06 am
IC 2944: The Running Chicken Nebula
Explanation: To some, it looks like a
giant chicken running across the sky. To others, it looks like a gaseous nebula where
star formation takes place. Cataloged as
IC 2944, the
Running Chicken Nebula spans about 100 light years and lies about 6,000
light years away toward the constellation of the
Centaur (Centaurus). The
featured image, shown in
scientifically assigned colors, was captured recently in a 12-hour exposure. The
star cluster Collinder 249 is visible embedded in the nebula's glowing gas. Although difficult to discern here, several dark
molecular clouds with
distinct shapes can be
found inside the nebula.
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