Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  42 Oph)  ·  42 tet Oph  ·  44 Oph  ·  44 b Oph  ·  B261  ·  B262  ·  B265  ·  B68  ·  B69  ·  B70  ·  B71  ·  B72  ·  B73  ·  B74  ·  B76  ·  LDN 107  ·  LDN 50  ·  LDN 53  ·  LDN 54  ·  LDN 55  ·  LDN 57  ·  LDN 66  ·  LDN 69  ·  LDN 70  ·  LDN 81  ·  LDN 85  ·  LDN 91  ·  Ophiucus  ·  PK001+05.1  ·  PK002+06.1  ·  And 3 more.
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Barnard 68 - on the "verge" of becoming a star, Andrea Bergamini
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Barnard 68 - on the "verge" of becoming a star

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Barnard 68 - on the "verge" of becoming a star, Andrea Bergamini
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Barnard 68 - on the "verge" of becoming a star

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B68 is an interested object I bumped into Astrobin. See more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnard_68

It's a high density molecular cloud, so dense, it looks extremely opaque and cold. Measured at 16K. 

Also, because of its defined shape, like a soap bubble, it seems likely that gravity is winning and this object will eventually collapse into a star in ~200,000 years or so.

Pretty cool!

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Barnard 68 - on the "verge" of becoming a star, Andrea Bergamini