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Old 13-12-2010, 10:06 PM
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Congratulations on your first kilopost, Suzy. Your enthusiasm is fantastic and greatly adds to the forum. Looking forward to many more posts.

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Beehive Cluster: I've only viewed this through a scope. Is it easy to view in binos?


Many thanks.
M44 is much better in binos than a scope in my experience. It is quite a large cluster and I don't think you get the full impact in a scope. And it takes binoculars to see the beehive shape depicted by the brighter members of the cluster. Looking forward to your report on it.
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