Astronomy Picture Of The Day: The dark molecular cloud Chamaeleon I

 

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A stunning image captured by the James Webb Telescope's NIRCam instrument!

The image shows the central region of the dark molecular cloud Chamaeleon I, located 630 light-years away. The cloud's cold material is illuminated in infrared light by the young protostellar object Ced 110 IRS 4, while light from background stars reveals the presence of radiation-absorbing ices.