Sharpless 24 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 24 will become visible at around 20:25 (PDT), 41° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:20.

Name Sharpless 24
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:16h11m [1]
Declination:−07°04' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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