I've managed a most marvelous observation that I will remember the rest of my life: following the arc of Integrated Flux Nebula or galactic cirrus from beyond Polaris to beyond M81-82. I was able to trace back and forth, through the bright star co Cam, through the beautiful double HR 4892-3 and of course the M81-82 area. I began using the IFN as a star-hop, only call it a 'IFN-hop'.
The nights recently have been marvelous, SQM of 21.8. In fact, my heart sank when I first began inspecting the area for new IFNs (I found three more - they are detailed on my Herschel's Ghosts webpage) because literally every field had sky background variation, most likely IFN, in such varying detail that I could spend the rest of my life sketching it all. There are more IFN than I have yet to sketch.
Next up is to try binoculars then if successful, the unaided-eye.
Reply With Quote