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Thanks guys. Orestis, I really hope you get some observing soon. We look like good nights this weekend, hope its the same for you.
Sab, the LMC is indeed stunning. I've been finishing sessions just tracing the dark lanes of NGC 2070 - they are so complex and there is so much to see throughout the galaxy. My list of things yet to observe in it is very long and somewhat daunting. I think it will keep me going for years. NGC 1365 shows quite a bit of detail on a good night - core and central bar are very clear as are the spiral arms and much of the dust lanes. Here is a note from 22/10 last year
132x Very distinct bar and 2 wide spiral arms. Dust lanes clear in both arms, but more so in the more curved of the 2. 175x shows more distinct texture along the arms with a dark patch at the base of the straighter arm near a foreground star. The other one appears to fan out somewhat as it passes a faint star about 2/3 the way along.
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