Approaching new moon, so time to dust off the
astronomy binoculars. Summer is my favorite time of year for
globular clusters in the
binocular with not only M13 and M92 in Hercules, but also a half dozen more in the constellation Ophiuchus and a couple of keepers in Sagittarius - under dark skies, that is. Even under my wretchedly light polluted skies, though, I can usually see M10 and M12 as faint fuzzies. Okay, not exactly breathtaking to behold, but for me, the fun and the challenge of observing in the city is in finding objects. I'll ooh and aahh when I get back out west under darker skies. In the meantime, I'll make the best of what I have. My
binoculars will not sit idle for long. Hey, beats sitting in the apartment, anytime.