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THE RUNNING CHICKEN NEBULA
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Within the constellation of Centaurus is a dense cloud of space dust, gases and hot new starbirth designated IC 2944, otherwise known as the Running Chicken Nebula.
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The nebula was discovered more than a century ago and is over 6,000 light years away.
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