The Taurus Dark Cloud (Barnard 22)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , the Taurus Dark Cloud is visible from soon after it rises, at 06:55, until soon before it sets at 22:35. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.

Name The Taurus Dark Cloud (Barnard 22)
Object type Dark nebula
Part of LDN 1521
Other names
The Taurus Dark Cloud
B 22[1]
Position
Right ascension:04h38m [1]
Declination:+26°03' [1]
Constellation:Taurus

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