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Old 20-03-2012, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by vanwonky View Post
Intergage - I don't know what scope you have but M42 is a fairly easy target if you get the scope centred on the right star in Orion and should be visible even without a neb filter.

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Dave
I have 2 really poor quality reflector scopes but I see Jupiter and 4 of it's moon very clearly (I Can see the eye of Jupiter on a good night in full detail). I have seen the nebula live (Well as live as we can see it on earth) a couple of times but not with me operating the scope. I can point to it in the night sky EASY but when searching for it I can't find it.. I have spent hours going back and forth with my highest zoom lens using the slow motion controls finding this bloody thing!
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