Sharpless 79 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 40 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 79 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:29, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:31, 44° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 79
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:19h23m [1]
Declination:+13°58' [1]
Constellation:Aquila

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