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Old 16-03-2012, 04:17 PM
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Hi Psyche
Galaxies are always a bit problematic as all of them are faint and most of them are small. We are spoiled by images of theses galaxies that show arms, colours and lots of structure.

The Sombrero (M104) is a good galaxy to try for as it is relatively bright and one of the larger ones. If you can get to dark skies it will clearly show the dark lane in your scope even at low power.

In the suburbs, it will be harder to pick up but should give you something.

Which Fornax Galaxy are you referring to BTW? There are lots!

Malcolm
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