LDN 972 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 972 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:53 (PDT), 59° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:20, 77° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:31, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
LDN 972
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Object type
Dark nebula
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