Barnard 269 (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 269 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:10 (PDT), 30° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:31, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:08, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 269
Object type Dark nebula
Part of LDN 69
Position
Right ascension:17h32m [1]
Declination:−22°45' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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