LDN 540 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 540 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:58 (PDT), 38° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:13, 49° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:05, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
LDN 540
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Object type
Dark nebula
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