Reflection nebula
Barnard’s Merope Nebula (IC349)
In Taurus (Tau) • Magnitude 99.0 • 26 arcminutes
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A small bright knot of dust within the Merope Nebula.
Barnard’s Merope Nebula at a glance
| Catalog IDs | I 349 |
| Type | Reflection nebula |
| Constellation | Taurus (Tau) |
| Right ascension | 03h 46m 20s |
| Declination | +23° 56' 23" |
| Apparent magnitude | 99.00 |
| Angular size | 25.7 × 25.7 arcmin |
| Max altitude at 45°N | 69° |
| Best imaging months | Nov, Dec, Jan |
How to image Barnard’s Merope Nebula
Barnard’s Merope Nebula sits in the constellation Taurus at right ascension 03h 46m 20s and declination +23° 56' 23". To frame and integrate it well, AstroPlanner will compute the optimal moonless window for tonight from your location, the field-of-view fit against your sensor and focal length, the suggested total integration time given your aperture and sky Bortle class, and a cloud-aware schedule that drops it from the plan if your nearest cloud forecast spike overlaps the best altitude window.