Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Chamaeleon (Cha)  ·  Contains:  IC 3104  ·  The star β Cha  ·  The star ε Cha  ·  bet Cha  ·  eps Cha
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Dark Nebula Complex, Pranay Kanwar
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Dark Nebula Complex

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Dark Nebula Complex

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Dark nebula complex in the constellation of Chamaeleon. Irregular galaxy IC3104 can also be seen just below the beta chamaeleon star. 

LRGB 10h 40' (4x16x600s) from AUS-2 a Takahashi FSQ-106ED (106 mm) F3.6 telescope with FLI PL16083 camera and Astrodon LRGB 2GEN filters, situated in Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia. Part of telescope.live network.

Taken on multiple dates Dec 2021 - Jan 2022.

Processed in PixInsight. Stars have been heavily deemphasized to bring out the nebula.

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Dark Nebula Complex, Pranay Kanwar