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IC 2948: An Open Cluster and Nebula in Centaurus

IC 2948 is a young open star cluster in the southern constellation Centaurus. It was discovered by astronomer A. David Thackeray in 1950 through his observation of the cluster’s Bok globules, now known as Thackeray’s Globules. IC 2948 is associated with the emission nebula IC 2944, also known as the Running Chicken Nebula or the […]

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