The Parrot's Head Nebula (Barnard 87)

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 , the Parrot's Head Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 23° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:29, 23° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 21:29, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

Name The Parrot's Head Nebula (Barnard 87)
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
The Parrot's Head Nebula
B 87[1]
LDN 1771[2]
Position
Right ascension:18h04m [1]
Declination:−32°29' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius

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