Barnard 66 (Dark nebula)

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

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From South El Monte , Barnard 66 is visible between 23:28 and 03:43. It will become accessible at around 23:28, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:35, 29° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:43 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 66
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 66[1]
LDN 1768[2]
Position
Right ascension:17h19m [1]
Declination:−26°53' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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