The Ghost Nebula (Sharpless 136)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Columbus , the Ghost Nebula is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 01:08, 61° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:36 (EDT), 50° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:32, 45° above your north-western horizon.

Name The Ghost Nebula (Sharpless 136)
Object type HII region
Other names
The Ghost Nebula
Sh2- 136[1]
VdB 141[2]
Position
Right ascension:21h16m [1]
Declination:+68°15' [1]
Constellation:Cepheus

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