Snake Nebula

The Snake Nebula (also known as Barnard 72) is a dark nebula in the Ophiuchus constellation. ^[1]

7 relations: Barnard 68, Dark Horse (astronomy), Dust lane, Minute and second of arc, Nebula, Ophiuchus, Pipe Nebula.
Barnard objects
Dark nebulae

Barnard 68

Barnard 68 is a molecular cloud, dark absorption nebula or Bok globule, towards the southern constellation Ophiuchus and well within the Milky Way galaxy at a distance of about 125 parsecs (407 lightyears). Snake Nebula and Barnard 68 are Barnard objects, dark nebulae and Ophiuchus.

See Snake Nebula and Barnard 68

Dark Horse (astronomy)

The Dark Horse Nebula or Great Dark Horse (sometimes called the Prancing Horse) is a large dark nebula that, from Earth's perspective, obscures part of the upper central bulge of the Milky Way. Snake Nebula and dark Horse (astronomy) are dark nebulae and Ophiuchus.

See Snake Nebula and Dark Horse (astronomy)

Dust lane

A dust lane consists of relatively dense, obscuring clouds of interstellar dust, observed as a dark swath against the background of brighter object(s), especially a galaxy.

See Snake Nebula and Dust lane

Minute and second of arc

A minute of arc, arcminute (arcmin), arc minute, or minute arc, denoted by the symbol, is a unit of angular measurement equal to of one degree.

See Snake Nebula and Minute and second of arc

Nebula

A nebula (cloud, fog;: nebulae, nebulæ, or nebulas) is a distinct luminescent part of interstellar medium, which can consist of ionized, neutral, or molecular hydrogen and also cosmic dust.

See Snake Nebula and Nebula

Ophiuchus

Ophiuchus is a large constellation straddling the celestial equator.

See Snake Nebula and Ophiuchus

Pipe Nebula

The Pipe Nebula (also known as Barnard 59, 65–67, and 78) is a dark nebula in the Ophiuchus constellation and a part of the Dark Horse Nebula. Snake Nebula and Pipe Nebula are Barnard objects, dark nebulae and Ophiuchus.

See Snake Nebula and Pipe Nebula

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Nebula

Also known as Barnard 72, LDN 66.

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