LDN 821 (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 821 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 20:43, 88° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:19, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name LDN 821
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:19h37m [1]
Declination:+32°26' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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