Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6355  ·  The star 36Oph
Barnard 67 - Part of the Pipe Nebula, kerrywaz1
Barnard 67 - Part of the Pipe Nebula
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Barnard 67 - Part of the Pipe Nebula

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Barnard 67 (B67) is part of the larger Pipe Nebula (also known as Barnard 59, 65–67, and 78) a dark nebula in the Ophiuchus constellation and a part of the Dark Horse Nebula. It is a large but readily apparent pipe shaped dust lane that obscures the Milky Way star clouds behind it.

The nebula has two main parts: the Pipe Stem with an opacity of 6 which is composed of Barnard 59, 65, 66, and 67 (also known as LDN 1773) 300′ x 60′ RA: 17h 21m Dec: −27° 23′; and the Bowl of the Pipe with an opacity of 5 which is composed of Barnard 78 (also known as LDN 42) 200′ x 140′ RA: 17h 33m Dec: −26° 30′.

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Barnard 67 - Part of the Pipe Nebula, kerrywaz1