LDN 816 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 816 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (PDT), 79° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:42, 86° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:13, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name LDN 816
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:19h35m [1]
Declination:+30°31' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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