LDN 1578 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.
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From Columbus , LDN 1578 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:21, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:25, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:16, 35° above your western horizon.
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Name
LDN 1578
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Visibility from Columbus
All times shown in Columbus local time.