Sharpless 220 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Sharpless 220 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 22° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:34, 84° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:30, 24° above your north-western horizon.
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Sharpless 220
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Object type
HII region
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Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.