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 morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:43, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:23, 65° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:13, 44° 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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