The Silver Sliver Galaxy (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Silver Sliver Galaxy is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:03 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 86° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:22, 88° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:54, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Silver Sliver Galaxy
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Object Type
Galaxy
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Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.