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 in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 54° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:29, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:48, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Sharpless 72
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Object type
HII region
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