Sharpless 117 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 117 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 26° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:00, 79° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:32, 69° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Sharpless 117
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Object type
HII region
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