LDN 872 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 17 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 872 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (PDT), 74° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:08, 83° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:04, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
LDN 872
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Object type
Dark nebula
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