Barnard 70 (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 70 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:12 (PDT), 28° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:34, 31° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:03, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 70
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 70[1]
LDN 54[2]
Position
Right ascension:17h23m [1]
Declination:−24°02' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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