The Ominous Chamaeleon I Dark Cloud
The ominous Chamaeleon I dark cloud, the nearest star-forming region to Earth, is captured in this image taken with the 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, a Program of NSF NOIRLab. Chamaeleon I is one portion of the larger Chamaeleon Complex and is home to three reflection nebulae that are brightly illuminated by nearby newly formed stars.
Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA
Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2519a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 10, 2025, noon |
| Related releases: | noirlab2519 |
| Size: | 19507 x 17582 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Chamaeleon |
| Constellation: | Chamaeleon |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 6 59.64 |
| Position (Dec): | -77° 33' 33.92" |
| Field of view: | 87.78 x 79.12 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.3° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 473 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical g | 473 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical i | 784 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical i | 784 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical N662 | 662 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |