(IAAC) Obj: Cygnus Milky Way - Inst: Eye

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Observation Poster: Lew Gramer <owner at visualdeepsky.org>

Observer: Lew Gramer
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: 2008-May-01 09:00UT
Location of site: Homestead, FL, USA (Lat 25N, Elev 3m)
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5.0 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Minor - crescent or far from object
Instrument: Eye
Magnification: 0x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): Cygnus Milky Way
Category: Other.
Class: Star cloud
Constellation: CYG
Data: mag 2.0  size 10o x 4o
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
While waiting for the bus along a darker part
of the busway this morning, I enjoyed seeing
if I could glimpse a very bright area of the
Summer Milky Way - in particular, the mist of
stars lying along the "neck" of the Swan from
gamma Cyg down to Albireo (beta Cyg). Despite
both a crescent moon in the sky and the sadly
ever-increasing light glow in Homestead, I was
able to see this patch of haze quite clearly!
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