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One thing that you always miss out on in New York City is star gazing! It is impossible to be able to see the constellations in a city so bright you can see it from space! It is impossible to find an open enough and dark enough place to be able to just enjoy the wonders of the universe for just a moment. Enjoy a less than two hour drive to any part of Ulster County, and you can see all the fall constellations in their full splendor!

There is no shortage of open spaces, with clean air, and there are no city lights that will blight the starlight from view! Bring you telescope or just some keen eyes and see who can see the most constellations first. One of the constellations you might expect to see is Cygnus! Cygnus is a North American Nebula. It is made up of two Veil nebulas, east and west. They up the visible part and the faint supernova dregs through Cygnus! Cygnus has one of the 20 brightest stars in its constellations, Deneb; it is a tricky constellation to see!

Another constellation you could try and find is Pegasus, This one you can see easily with the naked eye; it is part of the globular cluster, M15. You should try using a telescope of binoculars in order to get the full beauty of the constellation! Globular clusters are characterized by their vastness and the fact they are densely packed balls of stars. M15 is one of the oldest known globular, being over 13 billion years old! You can see what a galaxy like ours would look 40 million light years away!

Cassiopeia, or the Owl cluster, also known as Thing Ring Nebula, has a distinctive W-shape. It is one of the easier constellations to find and see. The Owl cluster or NGC 457 is a somewhat small cluster, but it makes up for its size with beauty! It looks somewhat like and owl with two giant eyes, or E.T. and his glowing finger tip!, It is located it the Andromeda Galaxy, two million light years away, the farthest our human eyes can see!

So pack your car and bring the whole family and friends too. Enjoy the vast open dark skies of Ulster County, and see who can find all three constellations first!

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