Barnard 166 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Barnard 166 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 00:57, 72° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:57 (EDT), 50° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:35, 52° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Barnard 166
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.