Barnard 295 (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 295 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:57 (PDT), 22° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:08, 24° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:30, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

Name Barnard 295
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 295[1]
LDN 1798[2]
Position
Right ascension:18h04m [1]
Declination:−31°09' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius

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