Cederblad 111

Image Description:

This is an image of Cederblad 111. It is a nebula complex about 500 light years away in the constellation Chamaeleon. Cederblad 111 refers to the blue reflection nebula near the center left of the image. You can also see the reddish nebula GN 11.07.3 at about the ten o'clock position relative to the blue reflection nebula. If you zoom in really close, you can just make out the Herbig-Haro objects: HH 49 and HH 50 at about the five o'clock position relative to the blue reflection nebula. The entire Chamaeleon I cloud covers an area of 5 square degrees and, at this distance, is one of the closest regions of star formation to the Earth.

Copyright: Bernard Miller