- LOOK FOR
- HIP 40702 · HIP 51839 · HIP 60000
- THE FIGURE
- Chamaeleon is commonly pictured as the Chameleon.
Begin with HIP 40702. Follow the connected stars to reveal the figure. - THE PATTERN
- The Chameleon
An artistic interpretation of the constellation figure. The illustration is not a historical artefact; other sky traditions use different figures and stories.
- START HERE
- Find HIP 40702, HIP 51839, HIP 60000.
- THEN LOOK
- Trace the catalogue star pattern and compare its neighbours.
- NEARBY PATTERNS
- Musca · Apus
No meteor shower is featured in this scene.
- REFERENCE SKY
- Sydney (fixed UTC+10 reference)16 January 2026 at 03:00 UTC+10
- HIP 40702 · J2000
- RA 08h 18m 32sDec −76° 55′ 11″
- HIP 51839 · J2000
- RA 10h 35m 28sDec −78° 36′ 28″
Choose Horizon for a level view with true directions and an adjustable reference time. Art keeps the composed view. The scenery is imagined; neither mode is a live local sky.
A constellation is an area of sky, not one coordinate.
About this sky & sources +
Catalogue stars and traditional line patterns share one celestial projection. Terrain and mythological figures are original artistic interpretations.
Art preserves the composed scene. Horizon uses the labelled reference location and time and true cardinal directions, with a level mathematical horizon. Its continuous illustrated panorama is an imagined setting, not surveyed terrain.
Catalogue coordinates use J2000 and are precessed to the scene date. Weather, moonlight, terrain obstruction and atmospheric refraction are not modelled. This is a learning view, not an observing forecast.
Artwork: original generated illustrations for KamCosmos, including reused locally produced figure layers. Star catalogue and linework: d3-celestial; BSD notice retained in this page.
