2024-10-26

08:20PM

This one was a little difficult to find in the rich body of stars that make up Cygnus. I used M 29 as a point of reference to help find it. While dimmer than M 29, it appeared to almost be similar in shape but a little further to the west.

[1] Berk 85 (ID)

[2] Open Cluster (ID)

[3] ../images/2024-10-26_Berkeley86.jpg

08:39PM

Just a short hop away from Berkeley 85; IC 4976 caught my eye immediately as there seemed to be a multiple star in it's center. At first, most of the dimmer stars were not visible at 110x, but when I zoomed in to 165x then popped into view. The dimmer stars were packed closely in with the multiple star.

[1] IC 4996 (ID)

[2] Open Cluster (ID)

[3] ../images/2024-10-26_IC4996.jpg

09:11PM

A revisit of a difficult object. I can remember from last year how many failed attempts I had to find NGC 6888.

It was much easier to find this time, now that I knew where to look and how much AV is required to see it (even with the filter).

The sketch is representation of the totality of what was observed using AV one little bit at a time. I almost had no moment where I was able to see the entire crescent at once. During observation I noticed the west edge of the crescent was slightly easier to see, a little brighter, and much more detailed then the rest.

Coming in for the night I compared this sketch with images of NGC 6888 and realized that I was really only able to see half of it. According to photos, the nebula stretches even further into the east (the 2nd lobe of the "brain").

[1] NGC 6888, Crescent Nebula (ID)

[2] ../images/2024-10-26_NGC6888.jpg