The Ghost Nebula (Sharpless 136)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Ghost Nebula is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 06:04, 38° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 19:56 (PDT), 16° above your northern horizon.
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Name
The Ghost Nebula (Sharpless 136)
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h16m [1] |
| Declination: | +68°15' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cepheus |
| Angular dimensions: | 5.0 arcmin |
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