The Duck Nebula (NGC2359)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Duck Nebula is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:09, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:59, 34° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:29, 24° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
The Duck Nebula (NGC2359)
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h18m [1] |
| Declination: | −13°13' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
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