Barnard 291
Overlaid DSS image of Barnard 291, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Barnard 291
B291
| Type | Dark Nebula |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | |
| Size | 5' |
| Right Ascension | 17h 57' (2000) |
| Declination | 33° 13' S |
| Constellation | Scorpius |
Observing Notes
E.E. Barnard
25cm f/5 Astrograph
Small, round, black, diam 5'. CD-33°12697 (8.3 arcmin) is on the east edge of this spot; a very faint star in the center. A dark lane 2' wide runs southerly from the spot for a distance of 25' and ends in a dark broken region. From the eastern side of the lane, 8' south of the star, a similar dark lane runs easterly, then north, for 35', ending in the broken region B 292."― A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way, E.E. Barnard, 1927
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Barnard 291