The emission Sh2- 120
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Sh2- 120 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible around 18:07 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 36° above your north-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 19:50 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 05:47, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 24° before fading from view as dawn breaks around 06:04.
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Name
Sh2- 120
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Object Type
Emission
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Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.