The Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC1318)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , the Gamma Cygni Nebula is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:52 (EDT), 56° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:51, 87° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:43, 37° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC1318)
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Object type
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Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.