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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
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                                   2022 April 19   
      
                 Stars and Globules in the Running Chicken Nebula   
                  Image Credit & Copyright: Stefan Steve Bemmerl   
      
      Explanation: The eggs from this gigantic chicken may form into stars.   
      The featured emission nebula, shown in scientifically assigned colors,   
      is cataloged as IC 2944 but known as the Running Chicken Nebula for the   
      shape of its greater appearance. Seen toward the bottom of the image   
      are small, dark molecular clouds rich in obscuring cosmic dust. Called   
      Thackeray's Globules for their discoverer, these "eggs" are potential   
      sites for the gravitational condensation of new stars, although their   
      fates are uncertain as they are also being rapidly eroded away by the   
      intense radiation from nearby young stars. Together with patchy glowing   
      gas and complex regions of reflecting dust, these massive and energetic   
      stars form the open cluster Collinder 249. This gorgeous skyscape spans   
      about 60 light-years at the nebula's estimated 6,500 light-year   
      distance.   
      
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