Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Aquila (Aql)  ·  Contains:  47 Aql  ·  48 Aql  ·  50 Aql)  ·  Reda (γ Aql  ·  The star 46 Aql  ·  The star Tarazed  ·  The star χ Aql  ·  The star ψ Aql
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Barnard 143, Darius Kopriva
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Barnard 143

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The "E" or "Barnard's E" Nebula (officially designated as Barnard 142 and 143) is a pair of dark nebulae in the Aquila constellation. It is a well-defined dark area on a background of Milky Way consisting of countless stars of all magnitudes, getting its name from its resemblance to the letter E in the Latin alphabet.Its size is about that of the full moon, or roughly 0.5 degrees, and its distance from earth is estimated at 2,000 light years.

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Barnard 143, Darius Kopriva

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