In Episode SH001 of Star Hopping…
We’re looking into the Sagittarius region, and will use our star hopping methods to find M8, M20, and M22.
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Intro
Well lucky for us, we’re starting off in one of the best times of year to look for some beautiful and relatively bright deep sky objects. Late summer nights begin with the Milky Way appearing straight overhead. If you’re in a place away from city lights, you can look straight up and see a glow that extends from the northeastern sky the whole way down to the southern horizon. This glow is caused by the collective light of millions of stars in our own Galaxy: The Milky Way. Seen from far above, the Milky Way would look something like this galaxy, and we live about halfway out in one of the spiral arms. When you look toward the deep southern sky, the Milky Way appears brighter. That’s because you are looking across the spiral arms toward the core of our galaxy…
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Credits for this Episode
- Star Chart Images & Simulations Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy http://SkySafariAstronomy.com.
- Lagoon Nebula image by David Hearn / Kissimmee Park Observatory
- Triffid Nebula image by David Hearn / Kissimmee Park Observatory
- M22 image by Bob Birket