The Pelican Nebula (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Pelican Nebula is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:56 (EDT), 58° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:51, 87° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:36, 40° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Pelican Nebula
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h51m [1] |
| Declination: | +44°24' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 8.00 (V) [1] |
Source
| [1] | Manually entered |