My astrophotography – Barnard’s Loop

Barnard’s Loop

• Appears as a giant red arc in long‑exposure images – too faint for the naked eye except under extremely dark skies.
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• Part of the same star‑forming ecosystem as the Orion Nebula, Horsehead Nebula, Flame Nebula, and M78.

• Object Name
  Barnard’s Loop

• Object Type
  Emission Nebula

• Constellation
  Orion

• Magnitude
  n/a

• Distance
  1,400 light‑years

• Annotated

Telescope:

Mount:

Accessories:

Sky-Watcher Esprint 80ED Triplet

Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT

ZWO ASIair Plus / PixInsight

Camera:

Guiding:

Filter:

ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooling

ZWO ASI1200MM

2″ Optolong eNchance

• Date:
  Tuesday 17th March 2026

• Moonlit:
  Wanning Crescent 28 days old
  Magnitude: -8.57
  Moonlit: 0.59%

• Total:
  180’s x 25 subs = 1 hour 25 minutes

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Barnard’s Loop

Sh2-276

Emission Nebula

n/a

1,400 light years / 360 light years long

Ori (Orion / The Hunter)

05h 27m 05s

-03° 58′ 10″

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