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The Northern Hemisphere

With the Sun setting not long after 19:00 this month, rich pickings can be had by those with even modest observing equipment. The end of September affords a last chance to catch the likes of Cygnus (the Swan) and Capricornus (the Sea Goat) and their wealth of deep-sky objects.

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