Barnard 144 (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 144 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:57 (PDT), 75° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:08, 88° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:51, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name Barnard 144
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
The Fish on the Platter Nebula
B 144[1]
LDN 857[2]
Position
Right ascension:19h58m [1]
Declination:+35°20' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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