Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Chamaeleon (Cha)  ·  Contains:  HD95916  ·  HD97048  ·  HD97240  ·  HD97300  ·  HD98143  ·  HD98374
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The Chamaeleon complex is a large star forming region.
Chamaeleon 1 is one of the nearest active star formation regions and is around 700 light years away.
Chamaeleon 2 contains over 40 X-ray sources while Chamaeleon 3 appears to have no star formation taking place.
Within the image on the left is the reflection nebula IC 2631 and in the center is Cederblad 111.
Imaged in LRGB on the RH 350 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile
Integration Time: 24 hours
Thankful for the data provided by throughlightandtime.com

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