Milky Way

[DGU]

I am away in Northumberland with the gf and with it being so dark here and clear skies last night, what a cracking view of the sky. We saw the milky way naked eye for the first time and what an amazing site !!

[Crebles]

I know, quite incredible isn't it. I remember the first time I saw Milky Way from dark site in Spain. Wow.

[dick_dangerous]

I never appreciated the Milky Way until I moved to London and couldn't see it.

As Joni Mitchell sang, "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone..."

DD

[acey]

Thursday night/ Friday morning was particularly clear at my site in Northumberland - I got an SQ reading of 21.67. The winter Milky Way was a very fine sight, running through Auriga and past Orion, towards the horizon. That's a much fainter stretch than the Cygnus region, and nice to see it shining so well. Viewing DSOs is a cinch under conditions like that - I logged my 2,000th NGC.

[Phil Fargaze]

I never appreciated the Milky Way until I moved to London and couldn't see it.

As Joni Mitchell sang, "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone..."

DD

Me too, being near London I don't get to see it often but whenever I am at a dark site I always take a while to sit back and enjoy the view.

[sbj]

Yup, 'tis a stunning sight.

I fortunate enough to see Milky Way from my back garden in the borders.

Amazing

[solarsystem]

it is really magnificent to come across and observe the Milky Way, I know that feeling...

[mert]

It is cool, sometimes I have a hard job picking out the constellations as there's so many starts. Not tonight though, all I can pick out is loads of clouds.