Professor Edward Emerson Barnard, a 19th century astronomer, cataloged over 300 dark nebulae, areas of thick, non-illuminated dust that we can only see
by virtue of them blocking the light from stars farther away. As such, they often look like "holes" or "voids" in space.
December 29, 2023 - January 9, 2024, Astronomy Acres, Rodeo, NM, SharpStar 150HNT2.8, 420mm f.l., f/2.8, QHY 268C, 160 x 3 minutes (8 hours, two panels of four hours each)
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