19 October 2004

12 October 2004

Observing
Location		Cape Breton, NS, Canada
I don't remember exactly where I was when I made this observation but I was only on the Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 105 and Highway 125 between North Sydney and Sydney that night.
Atmospheric
Conditions
InstrumentsNaked-eye Observing
Observing
Party		Charlie Ridgway

TargetOrion (The Hunter)
Time16Oct04; #### ADT
CategoryConstellations
Comments

TargetCanis Major (The Great Dog)
Time16Oct04; #### ADT
CategoryConstellations
CommentsI picked up a planisphere today at the Cape Breton Highlands gift shop. It was made in Montreal and is in French so I can't read much of the writing on it. It says that CMa is called Le Grand Chien. As well as having the stick figures for the constellations the planisphere has modern renditions of the traditional pictures the constellations represent. There is so much contrast between the stars and the sky. Even close to Sydney and Glace Bay the light pollution is generally not that bad, but I couldn't see as many stars tonight as I did last Saturday and no Milky Way.

posted by Charlie at 11:50

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