Barnard 218 (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 218 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:32, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:05, 73° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:30, 23° above your western horizon.

Name Barnard 218
Object type Dark nebula
Part of LDN 1495
Position
Right ascension:04h28m [1]
Declination:+26°16' [1]
Constellation:Taurus

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