LDN 1290 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 1290 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:57 (PST), 45° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:39, 62° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:46, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
LDN 1290
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h41m [1] |
| Declination: | +61°06' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |