Barnard 168 is a long, sinuous dark nebula in Cygnus. B168 is easily visible in binoculars from a dark-sky observing site and is a fascinating object amidst the rich star fields of Cygnus. It lies about 3 degrees east-southeast of open cluster M39. B168 has an apparent size of about 45 x 120 arcminutes. B168 was cataloged by E. E. Barnard in 1919. | |
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