Barnards Loop

Barnard's Loop - in Orion

Description: A large emission nebula in Orion, this is the northern part of it. Other objects are also visible in this shot. The dark patch in the upper left is LDN1622. To the lower right of that is open cluster NGC2112 and the bright knot further right is reflection nebula Messier 78. Film: Hypered Kodak Tech Pan Scope: 8" f1.5 Schmidt Camera Filter: Wratten 92 Exposure: 30 minutes, manually guided. Location: near Cayley, Alberta, Canada Date: March 18 1996

Barnard's Loop - in Orion

Description: A large emission nebula in Orion, this is the northern part of it. Other objects are also visible in this shot. The dark patch in the upper left is LDN1622. To the lower right of that is open cluster NGC2112 and the bright knot further right is reflection nebula Messier 78.
Film: Hypered Kodak Tech Pan
Scope: 8" f1.5 Schmidt Camera
Filter: Wratten 92
Exposure: 30 minutes, manually guided.
Location: near Cayley, Alberta, Canada
Date: March 18 1996