The Duck Nebula (NGC2359)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , the Duck Nebula is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:01 (PDT) – 3 hours and 32 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.

Name The Duck Nebula (NGC2359)
Object type HII region
Other names
The Duck Nebula
Thor's Helmet
NGC 2359[1]
LBN 1041[2]
Position
Right ascension:07h18m [1]
Declination:−13°13' [1]
Constellation:Canis Major

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