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I found Sombrero by using a laptop with stellarium installed, I basically zoomed in on stellarium to match the view I was seeing through the scope and edged my way to the target.
This Saturday I had no laptop (I forgot to charge it), and failed to find centaurus A, perhaps the quarter moon was too bright. (using paper maps and a red torch is a lot more fiddly that the laptop).
I had 3 or 4 different sets of maps and they all have different lines for the constellation centaurus, very annoying!
I was expecting centaurus A to be easier than sombrero.
Mike.
(8 inch dob, Brisbane suburbs)
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