Glenn Chaple's Observing Basics: Cruise the Milky Way
September 2009: Get out to a dark-sky site to observe the wonder of our home galaxy.
Contributed by Glenn Chaple
Published:
July 27, 2009
 The late-summer Milky Way extends south through the constellation Sagittarius — the direction toward the heart of the galaxy. Viewing our galaxy on a clear, dark night from the countryside, observers can cruise a strip of some 2,500 visible stars.
Photo by Gianni Tumino |
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