Sharpless 261 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 45 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Sharpless 261 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:57, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:54, 64° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:37, 35° above your western horizon.
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Name
Sharpless 261
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Object type
HII region
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Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.