The Hyades (Open Cluster)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Hyades is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:39 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 48° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:13, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:09, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.
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Name
Hyades
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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