Observation by James Weightman: B104: Dark Nebula in Scutum

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James Weightman

Observer

James Weightman

Observed

2022 Jul 04 - 23:30

Uploaded

2022 Jul 05 - 08:19

Objects

β-Sct
Barnard 104

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Constellation

Scutum

Field centre

RA: 18^h47^m
Dec: -04°25'
Position angle: -0°02'

Field size

1°14' × 0°50'

Equipment

80mm f/5 refractor on EQ5 mount
Atik Infinity camera

Exposure

20 x 15 secs = 5 mins.

Location

Cirencester, Glos, UK

Target name

Barnard 104 dark nebula in Scutum

Title

B104: Dark Nebula in Scutum

About this image

Barnard 104 appears as dark "hook" against the background of Scutum Star Cloud north of Beta Scuti.

(Those pesky Starlink(?) satellites!)

Files associated with this observation

b104_20220704jw.jpg (428.3 kB)

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