B72 - The Snake Nebula mouse over for annotated version - click for full resolution

The Barnard 72, aka the Snake Nebula, is a dark dust lane in Ophiuchus constellation, 650 ly from Earth. It is part of the much larger Dark Horse Nebula. Optic SW ED80 + 0,85 Reducer/Flattener Camera EOS 600D Baader Mount NEQ6 Guide SW 70/500 with AlCCD5 Frame center RA 17:22:37 DEC -23:37:46 J2000 Date 7th June 2013 Site Pian dell Armà, Italian Alps Exposures 30x300s ISO800 - 7 dark, 11 flat, 11 bias Integration time - 2h 30m

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