Barnard 72

Snake Nebula

Snake Nebula

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“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.”

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Annotated


Barnard 72 - Snake Nebula (annotated)

Details


Takahashi FCT-65D

QHY268C

53 x 300s (4.4h)

Kommetjie, South Africa

April 2025

Finding Chart


Barnard 72 - Snake Nebula finding chart

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