| Object: |
| Snake Nebula (B72)and sorroundings in Ophiuchus |
| Notes: |
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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 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.
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| Date: |
| July, 2011 |
| Location: |
| Hacienda Los Andes, Río Hurtado |
| Telescope: |
| Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II Lens working at f/4.5 |
| Mount: |
| Astro-Physics 900GTO |
| Camera: |
| Modified Canon 20D at ISO800 with Astrodon Inside DSLR Filter. Mounted on piggy-back |
| Exposure Time: |
| 85 mins with 5 mins subexposures |
