Barnard 5 (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 5 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:45 (PST), 29° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:42, 88° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:19, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name Barnard 5
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 5[1]
LDN 1471[2]
Position
Right ascension:03h47m [1]
Declination:+32°53' [1]
Constellation:Perseus

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