Snake Nebula Barnard 72

Snake Nebula Barnard 72

Barnard 72 The Snake Nebula

B72 Snake Nebula

Aka Barnard 72, I love what is going on in this image with the immense star field and Nebula so dark and dense it obscures the light from the stars behind it. Nicknamed the Snake Nebula from the winding snake like dark nebula on the left.

Photographed in July 2021 with my Edge HD telescope at F2.2 using a dedicated colour CMOS camera.

Image camera : QHY 294C

Guide camera : ZWO ASI 120MC

Telescope : Celestron Edge HD 9.25

Guide scope : Sky-Watcher Evoguide 50ED

Focal length / ratio : 525mm F2.2

Filters : UV-IR

Exposure time : 3hrs

Mount : Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro

Location : Turondale, NSW, Australia

Date : July 2021