LDN 1538 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 103 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 1538 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:14 (PDT) – 3 hours and 40 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:46.

Name LDN 1538
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:04h46m [1]
Declination:+25°05' [1]
Constellation:Taurus

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