The Snake Nebula (Barnard 72)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , the Snake Nebula is visible between 23:15 and 04:18. It will become accessible at around 23:15, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:47, 32° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:18 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
The Snake Nebula (Barnard 72)
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.