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Old 20-03-2012, 11:16 AM
vanwonky (Dave)
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Hi Mate,
I finally after a year of have my dob (12") and much trying saw the Sombrero galaxy the other night. It was a tiny fuzzy streak with a barely discernible blob in the middle! Never the less I was happy as a pig in the proverbial. It was a bit low in the horizon at the time (east) so I guess atmosphere etc did not help. This was from Perth (5km from the city centre) so a fair bit of light pollution as well. Not sure what your 10" will show but don't give up!

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.

Cheers
Dave
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