Saturday, September 20, 2025

New Binocular Space Walk - Cygnus Milky Way

I've added another Binocular Space Walk, this one looking at a variety of objects and the beautiful Milky Way star fields of the constellation Cygnus. I found some of the objects pretty challenging from a Bortle 4.5 or so location, but I could find most of them even from my Bortle 8-ish home with my 15x70s.

I used 15x70s to create the Space Walk, so I recommend something close to that, or at least 10x50s. 7x50s may be a good challenge, too. A darker sky always helps.

Because each Space Walk includes helper charts and you may need to refer to them in the field, I have converted all the Space Walk charts to white stars on black background to help keep your vision reasonably dark adapted. However, I'm hoping you can review the charts in advance and then just lie back and listen while you follow along in your binoculars. I also darkened the Space Walk Among the Stars logo background (see above) to go easier on your night vision.

In addition, I added a transcript of the entire Space Walk at the end, in case you find that useful.

Click here to go to the Binocular Space Walk - Cygnus Milky Way page.

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