LDN 166 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 166 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:11 (PDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:09, 30° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:29, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
|
Name
LDN 166
|
Object type
Dark nebula
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h02m [1] |
| Declination: | −25°09' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |