LDN 972 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 972 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:15 (PDT), 27° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:55, 77° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:36, 67° above your north-western horizon.

Name LDN 972
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:21h21m [1]
Declination:+46°07' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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