A Chamaeleon Sky
Explanation:
A photogenic group of nebulae can be found toward
Chamaeleon, a
constellation visible predominantly in skies south of the
Earth's equator.
Celestial objects visible there include the blue
reflection nebulas
highlighted by thin
dust
surrounding the bright stars in the
above image center.
Toward the top and lower right, dark
molecular clouds
laced with thick dust block light from stars in the background.
The parent molecular cloud
Chamaeleon I is located about 450
light years from
Earth.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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