The Lambda Orionis Nebula (Sharpless 264)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Lambda Orionis Nebula is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:09 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 50° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:23.
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Name
The Lambda Orionis Nebula (Sharpless 264)
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Object type
HII region
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