The Fish Head Nebula (IC1795)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 12 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the Fish Head Nebula is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:49, 67° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:01 (EDT), 21° above your north-eastern horizon.
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Name
The Fish Head Nebula (IC1795)
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h26m [1] |
| Declination: | +62°02' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
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