IC 2944：飞鸡星云
(原标题: IC 2944: The Running Chicken Nebula)
2023-04-10
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对一些人来说，它看起来就像一只巨大的小鸡在天空中奔跑。对其他人来说，它看起来像一个气体星云，恒星形成的地方。编号为IC 2944的奔鸡星云横跨约100光年，位于半人马座（半人马座）方向约6000光年处。这张特色图片以科学分配的颜色显示，是最近在三个晚上的16小时曝光中拍摄的。在星云的发光气体中可以看到嵌在其中的星云编号为编号为249的星团。虽然在这里很难辨别，但在星云内部可以发现几个形状各异的黑暗分子云。
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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 16-hour exposure over three nights. 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.
© Daniel Stern