LDN 1684 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 17 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 1684 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:10 (PDT), 30° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:30, 30° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:49, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name LDN 1684
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:16h31m [1]
Declination:−25°26' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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