LDN 1271 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , LDN 1271 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 05:43, 31° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:13 (EDT), 30° above your north-western horizon.
Name
LDN 1271
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Object type
Dark nebula
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