Barnard's Loop in Orion Sh2-276

Barnard’s Loop in Orion Sh2-276

Barnard’s Loop (catalogue designation Sh 2-276) is an emission nebula in the constellation of Orion. It is part of the Orion molecular cloud complex.

The loop takes the form of a large arc centered approximately on the Orion Nebula. The stars within the Orion Nebula are believed to be responsible for ionizing the loop.

The loop extends over about 600 arc minutes as seen from Earth, covering much of Orion.

Visible in my image is the Northern half of the Loop

Barnard’s Loop (center) with 9th magnitude Open Cluster NGC 2112 embedded in the Loop(below center),

LDN 1622 The Boogeyman Dark Nebula(upper left),

M78 Blue Reflection Nebula(right), and to the

far lower right is the Flame Nebula & Alnitak.

Bisque MyT Mount, Samyang 135mm Lens F2, ZWO 294MC cooled Cmos Camera, ASI Air Plus via Wi-Fi to I-Pad, 120 minute exposure (60 x 2 minute subs) Stacked in ASTAP, Pixinsight, Adobe Raw CC 2023, taken from my backyard observatory(bortle8) in Dayton, Ohio on 12-20-2022.

Best Regards,

John Chumack