Barnard 79 (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 79 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:57, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:53, 36° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:29, 24° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 79
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 79[1]
LDN 216[2]
Position
Right ascension:17h37m [1]
Declination:−19°36' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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