The Veil Nebula (Sharpless 103)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , the Veil Nebula is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:01 (EDT), 52° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:03, 79° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:49, 32° above your western horizon.

Name The Veil Nebula (Sharpless 103)
Object type HII region
Other names
The Veil Nebula
The Cirrus Nebula
The Cygnus Loop
Sh2- 103[2]
Position
Right ascension:20h50m [2]
Declination:+30°55' [2]
Constellation:Cygnus
Magnitude:2.70 (V) [1]
Sources
[1] Manually entered

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