Telescope: Astro-Physics 160 EDF	Description:Barnard 78 is the bowl of The Pipe Nebula. The Pipe Nebula (also known as Barnard 59, 65–67, and 78) is a dark nebula in the Ophiuchus constellation and a part of the Dark Horse Nebula. It is a large but readily apparent pipe shaped dust lane that obscures the Milky Way star clouds behind it. Clearly visible to the naked eye in the Southern United States under clear dark skies.. The nebula has two main parts: the Pipe Stem with an opacity of 6 which is composed of Barnard 59, 65, 66, and 67 (also known as LDN 1773) and the Bowl of the Pipe with an opacity of 5 which is composed of Barnard 78 (also known as LDN 42).
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO	Constellation: Ophiuchus
Camera: SBIG STX 16803 with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters	Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander
Guiding:SBIG ST402 Guider	Type: Barnard Dark Nebula
Exposure Data: LRGB 90 minutes easc.	Position: R.A. 17h 33m 00s Dec -26° 30'
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing	Date: June 2020
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz	Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory