Herschel's Ray (NGC2736)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Herschel's Ray is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 2° above the horizon.

Name Herschel's Ray (NGC2736)
Object type HII region
Other names
Herschel's Ray
The Pencil
NGC 2736[1]
Position
Right ascension:09h00m [1]
Declination:−45°56' [1]
Constellation:Vela

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