LDN 850 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 53 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 850 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:27, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:07, 89° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:27, 85° above your western horizon.

Name LDN 850
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:20h11m [1]
Declination:+34°09' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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