Sharpless 72 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 25 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 72 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:09, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:31, 33° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Sharpless 72
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Object type
HII region
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