Avi Blizovsky
This image taken on June 13-30, 2000 from the Atlas satellite, shows the bright infrared nebula "Chamaeleon" (also known by its catalog number (IRAS 11072-7727).
This is a symmetric bipolar nebula located in the CHA I cloud 619 light years from Earth.
The nebula outlines two holes dug into the stream of material leaving the nebula.
The bright light source in the center contains a tilted disk surrounded by a young double star system.
The Atlas photograph is part of the 2 micron sky photography project, a project of the University of Massachusetts, and the California Institute of Technology.
It is funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation.
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