Barnard 268 (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 268 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:57 (PDT), 34° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:35, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:25, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 268
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 268[1]
LDN 178[2]
Position
Right ascension:17h31m [1]
Declination:−20°30' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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