Barnard 3
Overlaid DSS image of Barnard 3, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Barnard 3
B3
| Type | Dark Nebula |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | |
| Size | 20' x 20' |
| Right Ascension | 3h 39' (2000) |
| Declination | 31° 58' N |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Classification | 5 Ir |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Aug 31, 2008 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
76mm APO @ 14x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7.5 Moon: 0%
Part of a dark complex with B1, B2, B4 and B5, visually the various components are indistinguishable from one another, no distinct edges, only a mildly darker than the surrounding background
E.E. Barnard
25cm f/5 Astrograph
Irregular, dark space in nebula, diam. 20', curved, bright strip of nebulosity in SW side."― A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way, E.E. Barnard, 1927
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Barnard 3