Dark Nebulae

These images were taken with the online telescope system, Slooh.  Each of these objects is a dark nebula.

Barnard 93

This object was discovered by E.E. Barnard in 1913.  The dark nebula appears like a dark comet and obscures parts of M24 (the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud).  It was one of the first dark nebulae to be discovered. 

Barnard 145

   Barnard 145 is the horizontal dark area slightly below center in the image below.



Barnard 161

 Barnard 168

 

 

Barnard-168 and Cocoon Nebula are found in the same area. The long dark nebula B168
is seen extending from it across above. 

The Cocoon is primarily a red emission nebula (Sharpless-125. Embedded in the nebula is open cluster IC 5146.