Dark Nebula Barnard 50
Dark Nebula Barnard 50: This is one of the many Dark Nebulae in the central dust band of the Milky Way, catalogued by E.E. Barnard in his list of Dark Nebulae as no. 50. It is situated in one of the densest parts of our galaxy dimming the light of the many stars behind it nearly completely.
The image was taken at the observatory of IAS at Hakos Farm in Namibia.
Object |
Dark Nebula Barnard 50 |
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Catagory |
IAS Hakos, Namibia |
Designation |
Barnard 50 |
Constellation |
Scorpius |
Optics |
Keller 20 inch Cassegrain f/3 in corrected primary focus |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
3 x 5min each Baader RGB filterset. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark Frame |
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Guiding |
StarlightXpress Lodestar on Schneider OAG, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Liebscher GEM |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, CCDStack, Photoshop. Color Code RGB |
Location, Date |
IAS-Hakos, Namibia - 31.3.2011 |
Remark |
