Andrew Cooper
Jul 22, 2020    Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 61x
Seeing: 5 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

An almost starless region on the western edge of the Scutum star cloud, larger than the 4' listed, the extents are not clear as this is a mere part of complex of dark nebulae that spans several degrees, beautiful and quite visible given the great transparency tonight

E.E. Barnard
25cm f/5 Astrograph

Irregular, diam. 4', one small star in it. Apparently a real object, the south of several dark markings covering a space 45' in diameter. They form a notched outline to the northwest side of the large star cloud in Scutum."

― A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way, E.E. Barnard, 1927

Drawings, descriptions, and CCD photos are copyright Andrew Cooper unless otherwise noted, no usage without permission.

A complete list of credits and sources can be found on the about page