Type | Dark Nebula |
---|---|
Magnitude | |
Size | 22' x 20' |
Right Ascension | 20h 57' (2000) |
Declination | 45° 52' N |
Constellation | Cygnus |
Description | 6"-dark oval in rich field, good contrast |
Classification | 5 Ir |
Andrew Cooper
Aug 31, 2008 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
76mm APO @ 14x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7.5 Moon: 0%
Modestly dark area in the north margin of NGC7000, some encompassed stars, edges distinct, better to the south side, B353 just ½° south
E.E. Barnard
25cm f/5 Astrograph
Large, black, diam. 22', sharply defined on SE side, a row of five stars runs nearly N and S across its E end."― A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way, E.E. Barnard, 1927
60 Cygni | AZ Cygni | Bark1 |
Barnard 353 | HD 199098 | HD 199579 |
NGC 6989 | NGC 6996 |
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