Lagoon Nebula

Sunny. Last night was clear, a good night for star gazing. Saw the Lagoon Nebula which rivals the Orion Nebula in luminosity. Also saw the Trifid Nebula, the M3 cluster, the Ptolemy cluster, the Butterfly star cluster, and the M22 cluster. Most of these are found near the constellation Sagittarius which appears right along the southern horizon around midnight this time of year. In order to see what I wanted to see, I had to haul my telescope up along the fence line by the woods in the back. When I got done about 2:30, everything was covered with dew including me.