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• RA: 17:23:30
• Dec: -23:38
• Magnitude: -
• Distance: 650 ly
• Size: 37 x 17 arcmin
• Constellation: Ophiuchus

• Scope: Orion ED80
• Autoguider:  ST-4 in faint mode
• Sky conditions: Average seeing and transparency.
• Camera: Hap Griffin modified Canon XSi
• Exposure:  10 x 7 min
• Date:  7/13/2010
• Location: Ransom, IL

Comments:  This was a mild night with a low of 65, but it was mosquito heaven. The Snake Nebula (also known as Barnard 72) is a dark nebula in the Ophiuchus constellation. It is a small but readily apparent S-shaped dust lane that snakes out in front of the Milky Way star clouds from the north-north-west edge of the bowl of the Pipe Nebula. Its thickness runs between 2′ and 3′ and runs around 6′ in the north-west / south-east orientation. To the right side of the Snake Nebula is found Barnard 68. Below it are found Barnard 69, Barnard 70, and Barnard 74.