Barnard 63
Dark Nebula, Ophiuchus
Barnard 63 (B63) is a Dark Nebula in the Southern part of the constellation of Ophiuchus.
B63 is part of a catalog of Dark Nebulae compiled by the astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard known as the Barnard Catalogue of Dark Markings in the Sky, or the Barnard Catalogue for short. The nebulae listed by Barnard have become known as Barnard objects. A 1919 version of the catalogue listed 182 nebulae; by the time of the posthumously published 1927 version, it listed 369.
B63 is part of a catalog of Dark Nebulae compiled by the astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard known as the Barnard Catalogue of Dark Markings in the Sky, or the Barnard Catalogue for short. The nebulae listed by Barnard have become known as Barnard objects. A 1919 version of the catalogue listed 182 nebulae; by the time of the posthumously published 1927 version, it listed 369.
Telescope: Planewave CDK17 (FR) f4.5
Mount: Astro Physics 1600GTO
Camera: QHY16200A/ Integral FW
Guider: Agena Starguide II / ZWO ASI178MM
Filters: Astronomik 36mm LRGB
L: 58×10 mins = 580 mins, R: 30×10 mins = 300 mins, G: 30×10 mins = 300 mins, B: 30×10 mins = 300 mins
Total Imaging Time: 24h 40m
Data Imaged remotely on 5 nights during July 2024.
Imaged from Observatorio El Sauce, Chile, in partnership with Fred Espenak.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.
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