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2016 sighting
I managed my 2016 sighting of Andromeda last night during the Astronomical Society of Tasmania member observing night at our Mt Pleasant observatory outside Hobart.
The observing area has a good low dark outlook to the North. The star hop is easy and Andromeda popped out as a broad diffuse patch with obvious brightening to the centre. The elongated shape was just discernible but no other detail was seen. It was an opportunity for many other members present to get their first ever view of Andromeda and marvel at the journey the light photons have taken.
The viewing was about an hour before culmination with Andromeda at about 4deg elevation.
Scope was a Vixen NA140SS with Panoptic 24 giving 33X with 4.25mm exit pupil.
So, can tick this off the list for 2016
Cheers
Steve
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