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 dawn sky, rising at 01:39 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 41° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:23.

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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