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A hundred million light-years away, billions of stars shine in the galaxy IC 4633.

This HubbleFriday image shows a hub of activity and starbirth – but you might notice that in the lower right regions, it’s a little obscured.

That’s because a stretch of dark dust conceals the galaxy. This dark nebula is part of the Chamaeleon star-forming region, which is actually only about 500 light-years away from us, in a nearby part of our Milky Way Galaxy.

Its clouds occupy a large area of the southern sky, covering some constellations, like part of the one IC 4633 belongs to.

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