It was so late when I put the telescope away that instead of recording, I just went to bed. I was searching for Vega, centered in the sky and at the edge of the Milky way I captured Cygnus Rift. Just gotta wonder if this one of the phenomena that Captain Kirk will visit some day.
You’ve got to wonder what its role is in the galaxy. For the newcomer, Cygnus is an end are of what is called the “Great Rift” Sometimes it is called the Dark Rift as it separates the brighter Sagitarius arm of our Milky Way galaxy. Wow, isn’t that a piece of information you’ll never use unless you are an astronomer wanting to know the purpose in the universe of overlapping dust and gas clouds stretching across the edges of the galaxy.
Amazing what one can click away (camera-wise) at in a bright and clear night September sky.
Tomorrow, who knows?
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