LDN 17 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 38 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 17 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:11 (PDT), 31° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:15, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:52, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
LDN 17
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Object type
Dark nebula
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