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IC 2948
IC 2948 is a bright emission nebula and open cluster located in the constellation Centaurus. It encompasses the star-forming region known as the Running Chicken Nebula, which is illuminated by the intense ultraviolet radiation of young, hot stars. The complex is also home to Bok globules, famously known as Thackeray's Globules, which are dense clouds of dust and gas potentially undergoing star for...
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RCW 147
RCW 147, widely known as the Trifid Nebula or Messier 20, is a star-forming region located in the constellation Sagittarius. Discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier in 1761, the cosmic object is distinguished by its unique combination of an emission nebula, a reflection nebula, and an absorption dark nebula. Its name derives from the dark dust lanes that divide its bright central core into...
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