Field notes
From the eyepiece
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13 July 2026 · IC 1318 · Gamma Cygni NebulaSadr's Butterfly: A Trick of Perspective
72 minutes on Cygnus tonight, aimed at the bright star Sadr and the huge field of nebulosity that surrounds it — IC 1318, usually called the Gamma Cygni Nebula after Sadr’s othe...
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10 July 2026 · NGC 7635 · Caldwell 11Chasing the Bubble Nebula
Cassiopeia was the target this session, and specifically the object that gives this nebula its name: a shell of gas nearly seven light-years across, blown outward by a single fu...