Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Chamaeleon (Cha)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3620
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Be 142: Chameleon I - Dark Nebula in Chameleon, Martin Howard
Be 142: Chameleon I - Dark Nebula in Chameleon
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Be 142: Chameleon I - Dark Nebula in Chameleon

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Be 142: Chameleon I - Dark Nebula in Chameleon, Martin Howard
Be 142: Chameleon I - Dark Nebula in Chameleon
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Be 142: Chameleon I - Dark Nebula in Chameleon

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I went to a star camp organised by the Auckland Astronomical Society at Waharau Regional Park south of Auckland. I decided to try imaging a dark nebula with my C6 at f/2 to capture as much signal as I can over 2 nights. It is of Be 142 - dark nebula in Chameleon. There is not a lot of information about this dark nebula but it resides about 500 light years from us and contains some reflection nebula. Also notice spiral galaxy NGC 3620 in the top left.

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Be 142: Chameleon I - Dark Nebula in Chameleon, Martin Howard

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