Snake Nebula [SEP] constellation
Snake Nebula
The Snake Nebula (also known as Barnard 72) is a dark nebula in the Ophiuchus constellation. 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. 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.
Barnard 147
Barnard 147 is a narrow, snake-like dark nebula in the Cygnus constellation. It is a well-defined dark lane near open cluster NGC 6871.
Barnard 146 is in close proximity to 147, to the SW of star BD +35 3930.
External links.
- Barnard's Catalog