The Antares Nebula (IC4606)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Antares Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 28° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:18, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:32, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
The Antares Nebula (IC4606)
|
Object type
Nebula
|
Sources