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Barnard 72 (or LDN 66) is better known as the Snake Nebula. This image, consisting of a 1.7 x 1.3 degree field from Ophiuchus, contains numerous other dark nebulae including:
B68 / LDN 57 *
B69 / LDN 55 *
B70 / LDN 54
B71 / LDN 53
B72 / LDN 66 (Snake Nebula) *
B73
B74
B76
B77 / LDN 69 *
LDN 50
LDN 70
LDN 81
TGU H18
TGU H25 P12
TGU H25 P15
You will also find planetary nebulae PK 001+05 1 and PK 002+05 1 (NGC 6369 or the Little Ghost Nebula).
See the annotated version for more information.
Luminance – 12x600s – 120 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2
240 minutes total exposure – 4 hours
Imaged July 27th and 28th, 2014 at the Danville Conservation Area (New Florence, Missouri) with a SBIG ST-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT90EDT at f/6.7 603mm.
* object is on the Astronomy League’s Dark Nebulae Program optional list
Barnard 72 (or LDN 66) is better known as the Snake Nebula. This image, consisting of a 1.7 x 1.3 degree field from Ophiuchus, contains numerous other dark nebulae including:
B68 / LDN 57 *
B69 / LDN 55 *
B70 / LDN 54
B71 / LDN 53
B72 / LDN 66 (Snake Nebula) *
B73
B74
B76
B77 / LDN 69 *
LDN 50
LDN 70
LDN 81
TGU H18
TGU H25 P12
TGU H25 P15
You will also find planetary nebulae PK 001+05 1 and PK 002+05 1 (NGC 6369 or the Little Ghost Nebula).
See the annotated version for more information.
Luminance – 12x600s – 120 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2
240 minutes total exposure – 4 hours
Imaged July 27th and 28th, 2014 at the Danville Conservation Area (New Florence, Missouri) with a SBIG ST-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT90EDT at f/6.7 603mm.
* object is on the Astronomy League’s Dark Nebulae Program optional list