Subj : Daily APOD Report
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From : Alan Ianson
Date : Thu Feb 17 2022 00:20:58

                        Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                              2022 February 17

                        Chamaeleon I Molecular Cloud
    Image Credit & Copyright: Acquisition: Stas Volskiy (Chilescope.com),
                           Processing: Robert Eder

   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 left 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.

                     Tomorrow's picture: East of Sirius
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