Barnard 262
Dark Nebula, Ophiuchus
Barnard 262 (B262) is a dark nebulae complex located Southern part of the dust and star filled constellation of Ophiuchus. At the top in this image is another dark nebula Lynd’s Dark Nebula 107 (LDN 107).
B262 is an object cataloged in the Barnard Catalogue, an astronomical catalogue of dark nebulae. In 1919, the American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard compiled a list of dark nebulae 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.
B262 is an object cataloged in the Barnard Catalogue, an astronomical catalogue of dark nebulae. In 1919, the American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard compiled a list of dark nebulae 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: 64×10 mins = 640 mins, R: 24×10 mins = 240 mins, G: 24×10 mins = 240 mins, B: 24×10 mins = 240 mins
Total Imaging Time: 22h 40m
Data Imaged remotely on 9 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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