NASA / ESA / THE HUBBLE HERITAGE TEAM / STSCI / AURA OBSERVING SAMPLE by Don Ferguson from the Driveway Planetaries Follow this guide to learn how to snag a clutch of planetary nebulae under city skies. I n the April 1995 issue of this magazine, I described how I located and observed 39 planetary nebulae with my 3½-inch telescope from my driveway despite being surrounded by the " vast urban sprawl " of Houston's skyglow and " various small but overilluminated cities. " My night skies have become considerably brighter over the years. But, using techniques I developed in the 1990s, I can still manage light pollution. Observing in the shadow of a light barrier as well as ancillary equipment such as a black head drape and narrowband filters all help me maximize my observing opportunities. 28 JULY 2023 * SKY & TELESCOPE THE LITTLE GHOST The Hubble Space Telescope's stunning image of NGC 6369 in Ophiuchus reveals the ghostlike clouds and tendrils of the star that once was. North is upper left. Of course, there's no substitute for pristine skies, but for me those seem to exist only in the realm of fond childhood memories and in faraway places. So, I make do with what I have. Following my initial foray, I embarked on two other surveys: The first involved 38 planetaries down to magnitude 12.3 that I hunted with my 3½-inch Questar, and the second focused on 32 more down to magnitude 13.2 that I observedhttp://www.aura-astronomy.org/ http://www.esa.int/ http://www.stsci.edu/