this is a report on the binocular search for the high galactic cirrus with its streams, and for the large ionized hydrogen and molecular regions on:
2020: May 19th, 21st, 25th, 26th; July 21st, 22nd, 23rd, August 5th, 6th, and 8th
2021: June 1st, July 11th and 30th
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A documentary sketch is here,
The most famous among the HII regions in the constellation of Lyra are possibly the “Horns of Lyra” MW8 (Mandel Wilson), and the most difficult object in this area of skies.
The first successful observation has been through the 15x85 binoculars with the 8.5nm H-Beta filters. Once seen, the 12nm H-Beta filters have shown these thin bent bands, reminding the horns, as well.
A repeated search for the faint fuzzies in central Lyra has shown a few condensations and bands, which have been confirmed according to the MDW
Checking the eastern Lyra, unexpected has been the visibility of two streams pointing from Cygnus towards the parallelogram of Lyra. The first has the large LBN 225 (210’x50’) in its core, and the second has the large LBN 244 (420’x90’) in its core. Once found with the 10.5x70 binoculars through the blue(
The Mel Bartel’s objects between Lyra and Hercules have been identified both with the blue(
A new stream Nu-Delta Herculi into the Mel Bartels Keystone Nebula has been found.
The last object in this observing program has been the Sh2-73 loop with its LBN 105 and LBN 106 segments, separated through the 15x85 binoculars with the blue(
Thank you for looking and reading,
JG