Sharpless 284 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 80 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Sharpless 284 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:29, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:30, 49° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:37, 31° above your south-western horizon.
Name
Sharpless 284
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Object type
HII region
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