The Lambda Orionis Nebula (Sharpless 264)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the Lambda Orionis Nebula is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:43, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:21, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:37, 25° above your western horizon.
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Name
The Lambda Orionis Nebula (Sharpless 264)
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Object type
HII region
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