"Starstuffed" wrote in message
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Mike,

It could be that you glimpsed the North American Nebula (in the
constellation of Cygnus) with a total magnitude of 4.0. This nebula,
NGC7000 lies roughly in the area you describe and could have been visible
to
your naked eye given dark enough skies and good enough seeing.


Martin



I believe Mike and I live in the same town, and the light pollution here
always sucks a lemon. Only time we get dark skies here is during a general
blackout...and they only come during periods of full moon.

Al