No, I didn't make it up:
That really is it's name - the Running Chicken Nebula, also known as Lambda Centauri Nebula, also known as IC 2944. It’s a cloud of
hydrogen, illuminated by hot, bright newborn stars, in the direction of
the southern constellation Centaurus the Centaur, and some astronomers see a bird-like shape in its brightest region.
I sort of see it myself, and lots of people (including me) have tried to help by drawing on the photo.
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| A fun thread about this is on the Backyard Chickens has more pics like this one (I'm about a year late, it seems, lol) |  |
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| Here's one of my tries! |
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| and another two! I won't be giving up the day job any time yet... |
Day job??
ReplyDeleteWHAT day job?
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