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Spotted 3C 273 last night through my 100mm binoscope with a pair of 16mm ep's at about 40x. Using a finder chart from AAVSO, was able to spot a 10.2 mag star close by, then with some effort and averted vision, a 12.7 mag comparison star would become visable, as would the 12.9 mag quasar. Being fully dark adapted helped. 2.4 billion light years with a 100mm scope, now that's a new record for me.
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