LDN 1280 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , LDN 1280 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 05:11, 30° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:21 (EDT), 24° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
LDN 1280
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h19m [1] |
| Declination: | +62°39' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |