The Large Sagittarius Star Cloud (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:32 (PST) – 3 hours and 44 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:17.
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Name
The Large Sagittarius Star Cloud
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h03m [1] |
| Declination: | −28°17' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 7.37 (V) [1] |
Source
| [1] | Manually entered |