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Old 22-03-2010, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Paddy View Post
Had a look for this man asterism in NGC 2516 last night with both my new ed80 and the 16". Have yet to make it out, but I'll have another look tonight.
It's a fairly large cluster, so use your lowest available magnification, so you are not busting apart the stars too much and ending up losing the effect. It's probably best seen in smaller scopes aswell.
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