The astronomer
Edward Emerson Barnard
Edward Emerson Barnard (December 16, 1857 – February 6, 1923) was an American astronomer. He was commonly known as E. E. Barnard, and was recognized as a gifted observational astronomer. He is best known for his discovery of the high proper mo ...
compiled a list of
dark nebulae
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known as the ''Barnard Catalogue of Dark Markings in the Sky'', or the ''Barnard Catalogue'' for short. The nebulae listed by Barnard have become known as Barnard objects. A 1919 version of the catalogue listed 182 nebulae; by the time of the posthumously published 1927 version, it listed 369.
See also
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List of dark nebulae
This is a list of dark nebulae (absorption nebulae), also called "dark clouds".
List
*E Nebula ( Barnard 142 and 143)
*Barnard 68, possibly the closest to Earth at about 400 light-years.
*Bernes 157 (Sandqvist and Lindroos, SL 39-41), another cl ...
References
barnard Barnard is a version of the surname Bernard, which is a French and West Germanic masculine given name and surname. The surname means as tough as a bear, Bar(Bear)+nard/hard(hardy/tough)
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Astronomical catalogues of nebulae
External links
Barnard's Catalogue of 349 Dark Objects in the Sky VizieR
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