Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  44 b Oph  ·  B255  ·  B261  ·  B68  ·  B69  ·  B70  ·  B71  ·  B72  ·  B73  ·  B74  ·  B76  ·  PK001+05.1  ·  The star 44Oph
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Barnard 72, The Snake Nebula, Malcolm Park
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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 SP-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. Its thickness runs between 2′ and 3′ and runs around 6′ in the north-west / south-east orientation. A good view in a 4" to 6" telescope requires clear dark skies. - Wikipedia

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Barnard 72, The Snake Nebula, Malcolm Park