James Janusz 2000 thru 2021 All Rights Reserved |
Telescope: Stellarvue 80mm Triplet | Designation:The Snake Nebula (also known as Barnard 72) is a dark nebula in the Ophiuchus constellation. It is a small but readily apparent SP-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. Its thickness runs between 2' and 3' and runs around 6' in the north-west / south-east orientation. A good view in a 4" to 6" telescope requires clear dark skies. 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, Barnard 70, and Barnard 74 Wiki |
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Mount: Ioptron CEM25 P | Constellation: Ophiuchus. |
Camera: ZWO ASI294 OSC with ZWO Duo Band filter | Imaged With ZWO ASIAIR |
Guiding:ZWO 120 Mini Guider | Type: Dark Nebula |
Exposure Data: Narrow Band OSC, 35 10 minute sub exposures. | Position: R.A. 17h 23m 30s , Dec -23° 38' 00" |
Processed using PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing | Date: June 2021 |
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Roadrunner Observatory backyard Palm Desert |
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