On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 16:53:40 GMT, Al wrote:

"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.

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.

I used to live in central NJ, but I now live in northwest NJ, where light
pollution is very slight. ZLM is at least 6.0.

Whatever I saw, it was not any known DSO for certain. It was far too
bright.

I can only guess it was a small noctilucent cloud, since there's no trace
of anything like it tonight.


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- Mike

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