The Veil Nebula (Sharpless 103)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , the Veil Nebula is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:42, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:16, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:28, 74° above your western horizon.
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The Veil Nebula (Sharpless 103)
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Object type
HII region
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Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.