Yesterday it was bright and shiny (though cold) here on the East Coast, by just the right kind of crispy clear weather for the sky to be littered with billions of stars and other astronomical formation.
Its post full moon and just the right hour to go with a reflective scope to pass beyond the problem of light pollution. I used a refractive the other night in the Cygnus rift, so it was a difficult and none to successful search for any other specific formations within the rift. Ah Geordie LaForge, where are you when I need you. But, last night was perfect, and after a time of focus and search, there I was including the Brocchi Cluster.
Now, while I by far, no expert on this sort of thing, this particular cluster of stars, as I have found out is defined as an asterism. If you’ve got better eyesight than I or a greater aperture, you likely might do better than this photo, otherwise you’ll be better with a greater strength using a reflective. At any rate you can find the cluster pretty much dead center along the left margin. This is certainly not the greatest, but there are other better shots out there.
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