Barnard 6 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Barnard 6 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:45 (PST), 35° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:47, 67° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:32, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Barnard 6
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h56m [1] |
| Declination: | +56°07' [1] |
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
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