Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  44 Oph  ·  The star b Oph
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Snake Nebula, Evangelos Souglakos
Snake Nebula
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Snake Nebula

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Snake Nebula, Evangelos Souglakos
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Snake Nebula

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The Snake Nebula (also known as Barnard 72) is a dark nebula in the Ophiuchus constellation. It is a small but readily apparent S-shaped dust lane that snakes out in front of the Milky Way star clouds from the north-north-west edge of the bowl of the Pipe Nebula. To the right side of the Snake Nebula is found Barnard 68, Barnard 69, Barnard 70, and Barnard 74.

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Snake Nebula, Evangelos Souglakos