LDN 8 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 17 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 8 is visible between 21:53 and 03:47. It will become accessible at around 21:53, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:50, 36° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:47 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name LDN 8
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:16h46m [1]
Declination:−19°15' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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