The Dark Doodad and Chamaeleon Molecular Clouds

[PhotonCollector]

Hi all,


Here's part 1 of my newest project, imaging the Chamaeleon Molecular Clouds, the first panel of a forthcoming mosaic no doubt. In this image I included the Dark Doodad, it gives good reference to the location of the clouds. The image was acquired with a Canon 6Da and 135mm f/2 lens riding on a Sky Watcher Star Adventurer mount. 2hr 12min of exposure time consisting of 66 x 120sec ISO1000.


Sending clear skies!
Paul

[AstroViking]

Love it! The detail, complexity and subtlety in the dust clouds is outstanding.

[Dave882]

Wow that’s a really interesting view! Kinda like a fog rolling in. Can’t wait to see the full project!! :thumbsup:

[MortonH]

That's awesome.

[alan meehan]

outstanding Paul one for framing

[kosborn]

That looks great! I've imaged the Doodad by itself before, but had no idea there was so much more so close by. Looking forward to seeing how far the dust goes.

[Paul Haese]

The image shows the molecular cloud really well. Nice wide field of view of these three major targets.