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 evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:05 (PDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:39, 27° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:34, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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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 |