The Pipe Nebula (also known as Barnard 59, 65–67, and 78) is a dark
nebula in the
Ophiuchus constellation and a part of the
Dark Horse Nebula. It is a large but readily apparent smoking 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′. iOptron CEM70, ASKAR FRA300, ASI2600MC, Antlia ALP-T filter. Bortle 1 Processed in Pixinsight. Mount: iOptron CEM70Imaging Scope: ASKAR FRA300Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC ProFilters: Antlia TriBandGuiding: ZWO OAG-L, ZWO ASI174MM miniControl: ZWO ASIAIR Plus Bortle 1 Stacked and processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop CC.
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