Barnard 142 from my own backyard

In 2007, I captured several images of the dark nebula Barnard 142, located in the constellation Aquila. This striking cloud of interstellar dust obscures the background starlight, creating a dramatic contrast against the rich star fields of the Milky Way.

Data calibration and registration were performed with DeepSkyStacker, and the final image processing was completed in PixInsight.

The images were taken with the following equipment:

• Location: Krefeld, Germany
• Telescope: Pentax 75
• Focal length [mm]: 500
• Focal ratio: 6.7
• Mount: Vixen-GP-DX
• Camera: Canon 300Da
• Filter: OSC
• Exposure time [min]: 16
• Resolution: 3.04″/px