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      IC-2944 / RCW-62 Running Chicken Nebula
      Wallpaper author:
      Lachezar Vladikov

      28 Jun 2023

      IC-2944 / RCW-62 Running Chicken Nebula

      Also see the reddish second version inside the post (both best viewed at full screen to benefit from the resolution). It has been amazing pleasure working on these two, thanks TL for providing such great data.

      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. Other designations for IC 2944 include RCW 62, G40 and G42. (Wiki)

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 5128

      7 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      AUS-2-CMOS

      IC-2944 / RCW-62 Running Chicken Nebula