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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
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                                    2024 May 27   
      
                           Chamaeleon I Molecular Cloud   
                    Image Credit & Copyright: Amiel Contuliano   
      
      Explanation: Dark markings and bright nebulae in this telescopic   
      southern sky view are telltale signs of young stars and active star   
      formation. They lie a mere 650 light-years away, at the boundary of the   
      local bubble and the Chamaeleon molecular cloud complex. Regions with   
      young stars identified as dusty reflection nebulae from the 1946   
      Cederblad catalog include the C-shaped Ced 110 just above and right of   
      center, and bluish Ced 111 below it. Also a standout in the frame, the   
      orange tinted V-shape of the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula (Cha IRN) was   
      carved by material streaming from a newly formed low-mass star. The   
      well-composed image spans 1.5 degrees. That's about 17 light-years at   
      the estimated distance of the nearby Chamaeleon I molecular cloud.   
      
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