Barnard 228
Overlaid DSS image of Barnard 228, 120' x 120' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Barnard 228
B228
| Type | Dark Nebula |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | |
| Size | 240' x 20' |
| Right Ascension | 15h 43' 1" (2000) |
| Declination | 34° 9' 12" S |
| Constellation | Lupus |
| Classification | 6 Ir |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Jun 11, 2010 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 60x
Seeing: 8 Transparency: 7.5 Moon: 0%
A very large dark lane running north-south, opaque with only a smattering of foreground stars, even with the 1° field of the 35mm eyepiece one must pan several fields to follow the nebula from top to bottom
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Barnard 228