Pipe Nebula
The Pipe Nebula is a large, dark nebula in the constellation Ophiuchus. At a distance of 600 to 700 light years, this pipe shaped cloud of interstellar dust obscures the Milky Way shining beyond.
Technical Details
- Object: Pipe Nebula
- Object Type: Dark Nebula
- Other Names: Barnard 59, 65–67, and 78
- Date/Time: 2010 May 09 at 09:34 UTC
- Location: Bifrost Astronomical Observatory, Portal, AZ
- Telescope: Nikkor 180mm F/2.8 Lens
- Mount: Astro-Physics 1200GTO
- Camera: Nikon D300
- Exposure: 4 x 180s, f/2.8, ISO 800
- File Name: Pipe-01w.jpg
- Processing: Stack of 4 Images, Curves, Noise Reduction, Unsharp Mask (Photoshop CS5)
- Original Image Size: 2848 x 4288 pixels (12.2 MP); 9.5" x 14.3" @ 300 dpi
- Rights: Copyright 2010 by Fred Espenak. All Rights Reserved. See: Image Licensing.