Barnard 279 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Barnard 279 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:11 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:50, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:29, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Barnard 279
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h44m [1] |
| Declination: | −22°33' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
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