Altair, Tarazed and Barnard's E nebula

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Wide-field image of the area of sky around blue-white star Altair (bright at centre), which is flanked by Alshain (Beta Aquilae, at bottom) and Tarazed (Gamma Aquilae, orange at top). Above Tarazed is the dark nebula known as Barnard's E, named for Barnard who first photographed and catalogued dark nebulas. The E consists of B143 (the darkest component) and the less prominent B142 below. B334 is at top right, while B340 is left of Tarazed. Photographed on August 18, 2020.

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Photo credit: © Alan Dyer, VWPics/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: -, 142, 340, alshain, altair, aquila, astrograph, astronomical, astronomy, astrophotography, b142, b143, b334, barnard, dark, nebula, night, sky, stars, summer, tarazed