Sharpless 217 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 217 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 30° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:10, 76° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:27, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Sharpless 217
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Object type
HII region
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