Wednesday August 19, 1998
Driving back from Russel Springs, KY, I noticed the best sky since December 31st last year. The Milky Way was extremely well contrasted against a very dark sky. I went out about 10:00pm and looked at M4, the Lagoon Nebula and a few other Messier objects before giving in to the mosquitos. I would've liked to have tried another Messier Marathon and probably would have if I would've had some mosquito repellant. I don't remember ever seeing such sharp contrast on the Milky Way.