ultralightbackpacker posted:

If you had mag 6.5+ skies tonight. How many stars could you name
without a chart, strictly from memory?

Oh, probably somewhere between 25 and 30. It depends a little on the time of
year, although winter seems to have more the the brighter ones visible. Clear
skies to you.

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David W. Knisely
Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org
Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/

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