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dark nebula A dark nebula or absorption nebula is a type of interstellar cloud, particularly molecular clouds, that is so dense that it obscures the visible wavelengths of light from objects behind it, such as background stars and emission or reflection ...

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Finger of God Globule The "Finger of God" globule is a Bok globule and dark nebula located around 7,300 light-years away from Earth, within the Carina Nebula. It is ~2 light years across, and got its name due to the finger-like shape located directly on top of the main ...

* E Nebula ( Barnard 142 and 143) *

Barnard 68 Barnard 68 is a molecular cloud, dark absorption nebula or Bok globule, towards the southern constellation Ophiuchus and well within the Milky Way galaxy at a distance of about 125 parsecs (407 light-years). It is both close and dense enough that ...

, possibly the closest to Earth at about 400 light-years. * Le Gentil 3 * Sandqvist 111 * Sandqvist 112 * Sandqvist 150 * Sandqvist 155 * Sandqvist 157 * Sandqvist 166 * Sandqvist 169 * Sandqvist 171 * Sandqvist 178 * Bernes 157 (Sandqvist and Lindroos, SL 39-41), another close dark nebula of the

Corona Australis Molecular Cloud Corona Australis is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Its Latin name means "southern crown", and it is the southern counterpart of Corona Borealis, the northern crown. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-centu ...

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NGC 6729 NGC 6729 (also known as Caldwell 68) is a reflection/emission nebula of the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud in the constellation Corona Australis. It was discovered by Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt in 1861. This fan-shaped nebula opens from t ...

* SL 41 * LDN 43 (Cosmic Bat Nebula) * LDN 193 * LDN 206 * LDN 208 * LDN 535 * LDN 615 * LDN 621 * LDN 624 * LDN 673 * LDN 688 and LDN 687 * LDN 695 * LDN 749 * LDN 762 * LDN 763 and LDN 764 * LDN 750 * LDN 771 * LDN 780 * LDN 790 * LDN 792 * LDN 793 * LDN 794 * LDN 795 * LDN 796 * LDN 798 * LDN 866 * LDN 898 * LDN 921 * LDN 923 and LDN 924 * LDN 925 * LDN 930 * LDN 935 * LDN 940 * LDN 950 * LDN 954 * LDN 958 * LDN 972 * LDN 1010 * LDN 1020 * LDN 1066 * LDN 1073 * LDN 1083 * LDN 1105 * LDN 1109 * LDN 1139 * LDN 1141 * LDN 1142 * LDN 1150 * LDN 1153, LDN 1143, and LDN 1151 are a part of Barnard 169. * LDN 1206 * LDN 1207 * LDN 1208 * LDN 1209 * LDN 1214 * LDN 1154 * LDN 1210 * LDN 1211 * LDN 1215 * LDN 1216 * LDN 1235 * LDN 1378 * LDN 1379 * LDN 1380 * LDN 1381 * LDN 1382 * LDN 1383 * LDN 1384 * LDN 1385 * LDN 1386 * LDN 1450, A ( Barnard 205), B, C, and E around

NGC 1333 NGC 1333 is a reflection nebula located in the northern constellation Perseus, positioned next to the southern constellation border with Taurus and Aries. It was first discovered by German astronomer Eduard Schönfeld in 1855. The nebula is visib ...

* LDN 1468 * LDN 1470 * LDN 1510 * LDN 1530 * LDN 1630 * LDN 1635 *

LDN 1641 LDN 1641 or Lynds 1641 is a dark cloud in the constellation Orion. It encompasses a large part of the Orion A molecular cloud in the Orion molecular cloud complex, which is the closest giant molecular cloud to earth. At its northern end it is con ...

* DOBASHI 264 * DOBASHI 294 * DOBASHI 298 * DOBASHI 318 * DOBASHI 2251 * DOBASHI 2255 * DOBASHI 2511 * DOBASHI 2666 * DOBASHI 2680 * DOBASHI 2682 * DOBASHI 3210 * DOBASHI 3215 * DOBASHI 3368 * DOBASHI 3381 * DOBASHI 3387 * DOBASHI 3391 * DOBASHI 3413 * DOBASHI 3937 * DOBASHI 4063, DOBASHI 4064, and DOBASHI 4067, which together make up LDN 1399. * DOBASHI 4076 and DOBASHI 4073, which together make up LDN 1405. * DOBASHI 4069 * DOBASHI 4202 * DOBASHI 6346 * TGU H442 P3 * TGU H442 P5 * TGU H444 P1 * TGU H445 * TGU H469 P18 * TGU H482 P1 * TGU H488 P2 * TGU H632 * TGU H1085 P3 * TGU H1085 P12 * TGU H1198 P4 * TGU H1210 * TGU H1453 * PGCC G141.48+01.45 * PGCC G160.12-18.31 * PGCC G160.85-35.85 * PGCC G161.29-36.02 * PGCC G161.67-35.92 * PGCC G161.54-38.48 * PGCC G207.57-23.04 * PGCC G207.69-22.77

Named absorption nebulae

See also the references to names from other cultures at dark cloud constellations: The Horsehead Nebula IC434

Coalsack Nebula The Coalsack Nebula (Southern Coalsack, or simply ''the'' Coalsack) is a dark nebula, which is visible to the naked eye as a dark patch obscuring part of the Milky Way east of Acrux (Alpha Crucis) in the constellation of Crux (constellation), Cru ...

* Cone Nebula * Dark Doodad Nebula * Dark Horse Nebula *

Horsehead Nebula The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33 or B33) is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion molecular ...

( Barnard 33) * Pipe Nebula (also see Dark Horse Nebula; includes Barnard 59, 77 and 78) * Snake Nebula (also see Dark Horse Nebula) * Keyhole Nebula

Barnard Barnard is a surname of Old English origin, derived from the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon given name "Beornheard". It is composed of two elements: "Beorn," meaning "young warrior" or "bear," and "heard," meaning "hardy," "brave," or "strong." In some ...

objects Object may refer to: General meanings * Object (philosophy), a thing, being, or concept Object (abstract), an object which does not exist at any particular time or place Physical object, an identifiable collection of matter * Goal, an ai ...

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East Valley Astronomical Society Barnard Dark Nebulae Observing Program

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Dark nebulae A dark nebula or absorption nebula is a type of interstellar cloud, particularly molecular clouds, that is so dense that it obscures the Visible spectrum, visible wavelengths of light from objects behind it, such as background stars and emission ...