E. E. Barnard pioneered the use of wide field photography of the Milky Way. As part of his research, he catalogued numerous dark nebulae, particularly in the Scorpius/Sagittarius region. One of the more curious nebulae he photographed was B72, more commonly known as the Snake Nebula. This object is visible in a 10" telescope as a very faint darkening, however the "S" shape that gives the object its name, is really only apparent in photographs.