Wallpaper author:
Paul Waddington
25 Oct 2026
Barnard 78
Wide field view of several dark nebulae in the Ophiuchus constellation including B78 (Pipe Bowl Nebula), B72 (Snake Nebula), B70 and others. To fully appreciate this beautiful dataset the image should be visualized at full resolution, to glimpse at the dark nebulae and the sea of stars behind them.
Stacking in Siril, processing in SAS Pro, Siril, Affinity Photo 2 and RC Tools
Dataset from which the image was processed
B78
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Dark Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 262.5292 Dec -25.5969
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................27 Jul 2022 - 29 Jul 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 1h40m | 10 |
| Red | 600 | 1h40m | 10 |
| Green | 600 | 1h40m | 10 |
| Blue | 600 | 1h40m | 10 |