LDN 581 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 16 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 581 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:57 (PDT), 51° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:18, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:18, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name LDN 581
Object type Dark nebula
Comprised of Barnard 135
Barnard 136
Position
Right ascension:19h07m [1]
Declination:−03°55' [1]
Constellation:Aquila

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