LDN 817 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 134 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 817 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (PDT), 78° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:47, 86° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:17, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
LDN 817
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Object type
Dark nebula
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