The Flying Bat Nebula (Sharpless 129)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 140 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the Flying Bat Nebula is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 17:36 (EST), 69° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:40, 11° above your northern horizon.
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Name
The Flying Bat Nebula (Sharpless 129)
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Object type
HII region
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