James Janusz 2000 thru 2020 All Rights Reserved |
Telescope: Astro-Physics 160 EDF | Description:Barnard 72, The Snake Nebula is a dark nebula in Ophiuchus . It is a small but readily apparent S-shaped dust lane that snakes out in front of the Milky Way star clouds from the north-north-west edge of the bowl of the Pipe Nebula. It is part of the much larger Dark Horse Nebula. To the right side of the Snake Nebula is found Barnard 68. Below it are found Barnard 69, 70, and 74. (Wiki) |
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Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO | Constellation: Ophiuchus |
Camera: SBIG STX 16803 with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters | Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander |
Guiding:SBIG ST402 Guider | Type: Barnard Dark Nebula |
Exposure Data: RGB Two hours each | Position: R.A. 17h 23m 30s Dec -23° 38' 00s |
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing | Date: May 2020 |
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory |
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