Barnard 6 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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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.

Name Barnard 6
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 6[1]
LDN 1387[2]
Position
Right ascension:03h56m [1]
Declination:+56°07' [1]
Constellation:Camelopardalis

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