Barnard 228
The Dark Wolf Nebula, Dark Nebula, Lupus
Barnard 228 (B228), also known as “The Dark Wolf Nebula”, is a Dark Nebula in the constellation of Lupus the Wolf. These dusty obscuring clouds are part of the Lupus Molecular Cloud some 500 light-years distant. The nebula contains many low mass stars are forming within, from collapsing cores only visible at long infrared wavelengths. This larger region spans about 8 degrees, and is located not far from the central Milky Way.
B228 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.
B228 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: Astro Physics 155EDF (TCC) f5.4
Mount: Astro Physics 1600GTO
Camera: FLI PL29050 / CFW2-7
Guider: Agena Starguide II / ZWO ASI178MM
Filters: Astrodon II 50mm LRGB
L: 24×10 mins = 240 mins, R: 12×10 mins = 120 mins, G: 12×10 mins = 120 mins, B: 12×10 mins = 120 mins
Total Imaging Time: 10h 00m
Data Imaged remotely on 2 nights during May 2024.
Imaged from Observatorio El Sauce, Chile, in partnership with Fred Espenak.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.
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