The Veil Nebula (Sharpless 103)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Veil Nebula is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:13 (PDT), 29° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:08, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:39, 58° above your western horizon.
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Name
The Veil Nebula (Sharpless 103)
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h50m [2] |
| Declination: | +30°55' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 2.70 (V) [1] |