Put this one up full screen!!!, ……..to really appreciate this incredibly dense Milky Way star field in the constellation Aquila!
B142 & B143 Barnard’s Dark ”E” Nebulae
Also known as LDN 694.
Barnard’s Dark E is a pair of dark nebulae, officially designated Barnard 142 and 143,
located in the constellation Aquila. It’s a region of dense, cold interstellar gas and dust
that appears as a dark “E” shape against the backdrop of the Milky Way.
We see it because it blocks the light from stars behind it,not because it emits or reflects its own light.
The most prominent Dark part looks like the letter C, but the fainter portion below give it that overall “E” look, especially in Binoculars.
Capture details:
RASA 8-inch F2.0 Telescope, ZWO294MC Cooled Cmos Camera, no filters, AM5 tracking Mount,
40 minutes total exposure time (8 x 300sec subs) taken at my observatories at JBSPO, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Best Regards,
John Chumack
www.galacticimages.com
