Sharpless 66 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 66 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 29° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:47, 53° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:32, 26° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 66
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:18h45m [1]
Declination:−01°59' [1]
Constellation:Aquila

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