Through a 4-inch telescope from a dark site, you’ll spot the ionized hydrogen (HII) region IC 2944 (often called the Running Chicken Nebula) concentrated around Lambda Centauri. IC 2944 is ...

This stunning view of the Running Chicken Nebula, IC 2944, took astrophotographer Rod Prazeres over 42 hours to capture, his longest project yet. "The Running Chicken Nebula was quite a challenge ...