The Flying Bat Nebula (Sharpless 129)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 140 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Flying Bat Nebula is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 18:27 (PST), 25° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 18:57 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 04:54, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 27° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:42.
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Name
The Flying Bat Nebula (Sharpless 129)
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h11m [1] |
| Declination: | +59°57' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cepheus |
| Angular dimensions: | 140.0 arcmin |