Sharpless 280 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 40 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Sharpless 280 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:51, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:59, 50° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:33, 27° above your south-western horizon.
Name
Sharpless 280
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Object type
HII region
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