Barnard's Loop (Sharpless 276)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Barnard's Loop is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:35, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:35, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:09, 37° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard's Loop (Sharpless 276)
Object type HII region
Other names
Barnard's Loop
Sh2- 276[1]
Position
Right ascension:05h27m [1]
Declination:−03°57' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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