One of the few constellations that shares its name with the object it resembles, Chamaeleon seems to share the characteristics of its namesake. It is very faint and overshadowed by brighter constellations such as Carina. It was invented by Johannes Bayer in 1603.

There are relative few objects of interest although it does contain the aesthetically pleasing clouds of Cederblad 111 and the Chamaeleon I complex.

A magnificent group of reflection nebulae with dark nebulae shrouded in brown sugary dust. The Ced 111 region lies directly south of IC 2631 and a widefield view shows both nebulae. The reflection nebula is similar to NGC 7129 in Cepheus except it has a simpler structure with one or two Herbig Haro objects that reinforce the similarity. Above the fluffy blue cloud is a seashell shaped white nebula that makes an alluring contrast with a dark cloud above it. A second dark cloud to the right of the reflection nebula obstructs the dust cloud that surrounds this region. The dark nebulae belong to the virtually unknown Sandqvist dark nebula catalogue.

Cederblad 111 isn't very well known and is obscure due to it being southern and some would call it a hidden gem in an otherwise sparse area of sky.