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New images provided by the La Silla observatory reveal the Lambda Centauri Nebula (VIDEO)

La Silla , Chile - Nicknamed running chicken

New images released by the MPG/ESO telescope of the La Silla Observatory in Chile revealed a nebula in the constellation of Centaurus, the Southern Milky Way: the Lambda Centauri Nebula, officially named IC 2944. Located about 6500 light-years from Earth, the cloud is a concentration of glowing hydrogen and newborn stars, which according to astronomers, can be recognised by the presence of intense...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1134146
Rome, Italy, 09/23/2011 15:46
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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