Barnard 118 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Barnard 118 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:59 (PDT), 48° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:08, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:56, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 118
Object type Dark nebula
Part of LDN 509
Position
Right ascension:18h53m [1]
Declination:−07°26' [1]
Constellation:Scutum

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