| Catalogue and alternative designations | Barnard 72, The Snake Nebula |
| Type | Dark Nebula |
| Position | 18 03.8, -24 23 |
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Camera and Telescope | STL11000M and Epsilon180ED |
| Focal Ratio | F2.8 |
| Exposure Details | LRGB with all colours binned 1x1 using Astrodon filters. L:R:G:B = 36:20:20:20 |
| Description | A well known dark nebula in the Barnard catalogue. Other dark nebulae in the immediate vicinity are Barnard 68, 69, 70, 73 and 74. Also visible on this frame are the obscured globular cluster NGC 6325and the planetary nebula NGC 6369. |