LDN 79 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 32 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 79 is visible between 22:33 and 04:04. It will become accessible at around 22:33, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:19, 34° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:04 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name LDN 79
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:17h14m [1]
Declination:−21°28' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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