Barnard 159 (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 159 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:57 (PST), 78° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:36, 80° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:39, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name Barnard 159
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 159[1]
LDN 973[2]
Position
Right ascension:21h38m [1]
Declination:+43°13' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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