LDN 523 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 14 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 523 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:59 (PDT), 50° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:04, 50° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:59, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
LDN 523
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Object type
Dark nebula
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