Sharpless 50 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 35 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 50 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 40° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:51, 41° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:10, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 50
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:18h25m [1]
Declination:−14°42' [1]
Constellation:Scutum

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