Observation by Peter Hannah: Barnard 72 - the S Nebula

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Peter Hannah

Observer

Peter Hannah

Observed

2021 Jul 10 - 00:00

Uploaded

2024 May 20 - 14:57

Objects

The Snake Nebula (Barnard 72)

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Constellation

Ophiuchus

Field centre

RA: 17^h24^m
Dec: -23°38'
Position angle: -178°18'

Field size

0°47' × 0°36'

Equipment

Planewave CDK 14
10Micron GM2000 mount
FLI Proline P9000 CCD camera
Astrodon LRGB filters

Exposure

Total 12 hours

Location

IC Astronomy, Oria, Spain

Target name

Barnard 72

Title

Barnard 72 - the S Nebula

About this image

The inspiration for this image was the 1972 book 'The Radiant Universe' by Hans Rohr. The book was filled with beautiful astronomical images, many using techniques that were cutting-edge at the time. The image of an almost perfect little 'S' embedded in the star clouds of the milky way was one that stayed with me so I took the opportunity to recreate it with my own equipment.

Files associated with this observation

S Neb 2.jpg (2.6 MB)

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