The Dark Doodad Nebula (Sanquist149) or Musca Dark Nebula is a dark nebula near the globular cluster NGC 4372, much closer than the centre of the galaxy and in the galactic plane, having a length of nearly three degrees of arc. Although officially unnamed, this long molecular cloud has come to be known under this name. It can be found in the southern constellation of Musca (the Fly) with strong binoculars.
| Object | Sanquist 149 Musca Dark Nebula and NGC4372 |
| Constellation: | Musca |
| Position: | RA 12h 25m 00s / Dec -72° 00' 00'' |
| Apparent Size: | 3° |
| Apparent Magnitude: | |
| Distance in light years: | 700 ly |
| Photo Data | |
| Date: | 08 May 2021 - 08 May 2021 |
| Location: | El Sauce Observatory Chile (1525m ASL) GPS: 30.472529° S, 70.762999° W |
| Telescope: | CHI-6-CCD: Officina Stellare RH200, f/d 3.0 / 600mm |
| Camera: | FLI ML 16200, 6 μm, 4500x3600px, @ T sensor = -20°C |
| Field of View: | 155 x 124 arcmins = 2.58° x 2.06° |
| Pixel Scale/Resolution: | 2.06 arcsec/px |
| Expose frames/times: | L 5x300s, R 5x300s, G 5x300s, B 5x300s |
| Total expose: | 1h 50min |
| Filter: | Astrodon Filters (50mm square) LRGB 2GEN |
| Mount: | 10 Micron GM1000HPs German equatorial mount |
| Software: | Siril 1.4, Photoshop CC |
| Remarks: |
© Photos and photo data by Peter Cerveny
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