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Old 25-07-2019, 11:34 AM
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Barnard 84 (Dark Scorpion, Claw Nebula)

I have been overseas since the last ASNSW Star Party and have only just got back to start processing the images. This one (in no particular order) is the first cab off the rank.


The pic is one of the dark nebula identified in a photographic survey by E. E. Barnard. It is a dense interstellar cloud that obscures the light from objects such as stars or bright nebulae lying behind it. These dark clouds contain minute dust particles, coated with frozen carbon monoxide and nitrogen, which effectively block the passage of light at visible wavelengths. The whole area of the image is in an extremely dusty area of the sky, which leads to a marked reddening of the image


Picture and tech details here https://www.astrobin.com/416770/C/
Higher res here https://www.astrobin.com/full/416770/C/
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