Barnard 342 (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 342 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:57 (PDT), 51° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:17, 82° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:55, 35° above your north-western horizon.

Name Barnard 342
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 342[1]
LDN 885[2]
Position
Right ascension:20h09m [1]
Declination:+41°12' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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