This observing list contains data and notes for most famous dark nebulae from the list of E.E. Barnard.
|
Barnard’s #
|
Con
|
RA_2000
|
Dec
|
U2000 Chart
|
Size
|
Dark Rating
|
Notes
|
| B142 | AQL | 19 40.7 | +10 57 |
207
|
80X50
|
6
|
Narrow lanes 3 deg north preceding Altair |
| B133 | AQL | 19 06.1 | -06 50 |
296
|
10X3
|
6
|
On Scutum star cloud 2 deg south of Lamba Aql |
| B34 | AUR | 05 43.5 | +32 39 |
98
|
20
|
4
|
2 deg preceding cluster M 37 |
| B150 | CEP | 20 50.6 | +60 18 |
56
|
60X3
|
5
|
Curved filament 1.6 deg south of Eta Cep |
| B163 | CEP | 21 42.2 | +56 42 |
57
|
4
|
4
|
In a part of bright nebula IC 1396 |
| B169 | CEP | 21 58.9 | +58 45 |
57
|
80
|
5
|
Narrow curved lanes 3 deg north following IC 1396 |
| B352 | CYG | 20 57.1 | +45 22 |
85
|
20X10
|
5
|
Lies north of North America nebula |
| B168 | CYG | 21 53.2 | +47 12 |
86
|
100
|
5
|
Narrow E-W lane;Cocoon nebula at f end |
| B347 | CYG | 20 28.4 | +39 55 |
85
|
10X1
|
5
|
Narrow lane 1.2 deg foll and 20′ south of Gamma Cyg |
| B346 | CYG | 20 26.7 | +43 45 |
85
|
10X4
|
6
|
Patchy area 2.8 deg preceding and 1.5 deg south of Deneb |
| B343 | CYG | 20 13.5 | +40 16 |
84
|
10X5
|
5
|
1.7 deg preceding Gamma Cyg |
| B 37 | MON | 06 32.8 | +10 38 |
182
|
180
|
5
|
Near bright nebulae NGC 2245;47 |
| B256 | OPH | 17 12.2 | -28 51 |
376
|
50X10
|
5
|
1.5 deg south of stem of Pipe nebula;Curved |
| B 64 | OPH | 17 17.2 | -18 32 |
337
|
20
|
6
|
30′ preceding globular cluster M9 |
| B 59 | OPH | 17 21.0 | -27 00 |
338
|
300
|
6
|
2 deg south of Theta Oph;Stem of Pipe nebula |
| B259 | OPH | 17 22.0 | -19 19 |
338
|
30
|
4
|
50′ south following globular cluster M9 |
| B72 | OPH | 17 23.5 | -23 38 |
338
|
30
|
6
|
The Snake;1.5 deg nnf Theta Oph |
| B78 | OPH | 17 33.0 | -26 00 |
338
|
200
|
6
|
2.5 deg south foll Theta OPH;Bowl of Pipe nebula |
| B35 | ORI | 05 45.5 | +09 03 |
181
|
20X10
|
5
|
Near FU ORI and bright nebula Ced 59 |
| B33 | ORI | 05 40.9 | -02 28 |
226
|
6X4
|
4
|
Horsehead nebula;part of large dark foll cloud |
| B5 | PER | 03 48.0 | +32 54 |
95
|
22X9
|
5
|
1 deg north following O Per |
| B40 | SCO | 16 14.7 | -18 59 |
335
|
15
|
3
|
In bright nebula 50′ north following Nu Sco |
| B257 | SCO | 17 22.0 | -35 35 |
376
|
10X7
|
5
|
Faint reflection nebula at edge |
| B287 | SCO | 17 54.4 | -35 12 |
377
|
25X15
|
5
|
30′ south-south following cluster M7 |
| B112 | SCT | 18 51.2 | -06 40 |
295
|
20X20
|
4
|
Lies south of M11 |
| B 95 | SCT | 18 25.6 | -11 45 |
295
|
30
|
5
|
2.6 deg north following bright nebula M16 |
| B312 | SCT | 18 30.9 | -15 08 |
295
|
100
|
4
|
2.5 deg foll M17 nebula w sharp north boundary |
| B103 | SCT | 18 39.2 | -06 37 |
295
|
40X40
|
6
|
On north preceding side of Scutum star cloud |
| B104 | SCT | 18 47.3 | -04 32 |
250
|
16X1
|
5
|
20′ north of Beta Sct; L-shaped |
| B108 | SCT | 18 49.6 | -06 19 |
295
|
3
|
3
|
0.5 deg preceding cluster M11 |
| B93 | SGR | 18 16.9 | -18 04 |
339
|
12X2
|
4
|
30 minutes following B92 |
| B92 | SGR | 18 15.5 | -18 11 |
339
|
12X6
|
6
|
On NW edge of Small Sagittarius Star Cloud |
| B303 | SGR | 18 09.2 | -24 07 |
339
|
1
|
5
|
In bright nebula IC 4685 |
| B87 | SGR | 18 04.3 | -32 30 |
377
|
12
|
4
|
Parrot’s Head; 4.5 deg south of cluster NGC 6520 |
| B88 | SGR | 18 03.8 | -24 23 |
339
|
4
|
Dark regions in Lagoon nebula | |
| B86 | SGR | 18 02.7 | -27 50 |
339
|
4
|
5
|
On Sgr star cloud near cl NGC 6520; Ink Spot Neb |
| B84 | SGR | 17 57.5 | -17 40 |
339
|
16
|
5
|
1.5 deg north of cluster M23;w faint ext to south |
| B85 | SGR | 18 02.6 | -23 02 |
339
|
4
|
Dark regions in Trifid nebula | |
| B7 | TAU | 04 33.0 | +26 06 |
134
|
600
|
6
|
Narrow lanes E-W |
by Steve Coe