Monday, July 11, 2005

M8, M21, and M20 (sort of)

Tonight we looked for and found M8 in Sagitarius. It was easy to find because of the open star cluster NGC 6530, which is nearby. From there we hopped up looking for M20. We found M21 without a problem. We found the space where M20, the Trifid Nebula, but we couldn't make it out. The sky was too bright.