Calabash Nebula
Also known as OH 231.8+4.2
Calabash Nebula is a deep-sky object in the constellation Puppis.
Bipolar nebula around a dying star, in Puppis
Facts
| Constellation | Puppis |
|---|---|
| Position (J2000) | 7h 42m 16s, −14° 42′ |
| Filter | UHC (narrowband) filter (Glowing gas shines in a few colours of hydrogen and oxygen: a UHC filter passes those and blocks most light pollution and sky glow.) |
When and how to see it
Calabash Nebula is highest in the sky at midnight in January. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 55° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 25°.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
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