The Parrot's Head Nebula (Barnard 87)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Parrot's Head Nebula is visible between 23:06 and 01:05. It will become accessible at around 23:06, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:06, 23° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:05 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
The Parrot's Head Nebula (Barnard 87)
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h04m [1] |
| Declination: | −32°29' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
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