List of dark nebulae


This is a list of dark nebulae, also called "dark clouds".

List

Named absorption nebulae

See also the references to names from other cultures at dark cloud constellations:

Sandqvist Objects

In 1976 and 1977 Sandqvist and collaborator Lindroos produced a catalogue of Southern hemisphere dark nebulae. These are now known as the Sandqvist objects. Under IAU Recommendations, they are identified as "Sandqvist NNN", though at times they have also been listed as "SL", "SLDN" and "SDN NNN".
The initial list detailed 42 objects,.