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 South El Monte , the Gamma Cygni Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:08 (PDT), 60° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:35, 83° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:16, when it sinks below 14° 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 South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.