The Skull Nebula (NGC246)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From San Diego , the Skull Nebula is visible between 21:47 and 04:58. It will become accessible around 21:47, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:23, 45° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 04:58 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
The Skull Nebula (NGC246)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Visibility from San Diego
All times shown in San Diego local time.