LDN 1071 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 18 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , LDN 1071 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:50 (EST), 48° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 21:35 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 05:54, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 22° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:05.
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Name
LDN 1071
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Object type
Dark nebula
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