Sharpless 217 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Sharpless 217 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 17:56, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:48, 83° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 40° above your north-western horizon.
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Sharpless 217
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Object type
HII region
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