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Old 11-02-2008, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by §AB View Post
If my scope can pull galaxies of 13th magnitude in my mag 4.5-5 skies, then from a 6-6.5 dark sky site how deep could I go? 14th? 14.5?
Only one way to find out - get out there

Weren't you going to be observing on a beach somewhere last weekend?

It's a pity you didn't get out last night (Sunday) - it was really good from my place. As I was going to bed around 1:30am, I put the head out. There was plenty of definition in the Vela-Crux Milky Way, from suburban Melbourne. Omega Centauri was easily naked eye, and I bagged Centaurus A with the same 10x50 binoculars. Doesn't beat the Lakes Entrance golf club though
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