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The snake and its eggs: southernmost Ophiuchus contains some of the sky's best dark nebulae

Authors :
Whitman, Alan
Source :
Sky & Telescope. July 1, 2014, Vol. 128 Issue 1, p60, 2 p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

I WAS THRILLED when I got my first naked-eye view of the 7°-long Pipe Nebula (LDN 1773) at the 1983 Texas Star Party. This nebula is in southern Ophiuchus, around [...]

Subjects

Subjects :
Nebulae -- Observations
Astronomy

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00376604
Volume :
128
Issue :
1
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Sky & Telescope
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.377779261