Sharpless 9 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 80 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 9 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 27° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:31, 30° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:48, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Sharpless 9
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Object type
HII region
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