Barnard 2 (Dark nebula)

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

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From Cambridge , Barnard 2 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:26 (EST), 24° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:03, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:58, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name Barnard 2
Object type Dark nebula
Part of LDN 1472
Position
Right ascension:03h33m [1]
Declination:+32°19' [1]
Constellation:Perseus

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