Foton Pharming from FRO

the 'Thumbprint' Nebula in Chamaeleon

Image Info

Imaged on 20110603 with 31 cm f/4.5 Newtonian Reflector and GSTAR-EX video camera
400 video frames with no filter.


Object Info

After reading about this object in 'Catalogue of the Stars' (no location given), I've been trying to find it for years...  finally done it.
It is an isolated and highly symmetrical Bok globule and shows no signs of star formation within, it is a very faint object.
Found at: 12h 44'   -78d 48'