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Originally Posted by VS6000
In hobart when is it at it's highest? Its hard to tell from sky safari, but looks like it just gets there in winter?
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Hi Tim,
Andromeda is observable from Hobart, but don't expect any detail, just a faint haze with some brightening at the centre. I've not tried finding Andromeda in the morning sky in Hobart, rather I chase a sighting each November in the evening. I have a separate Thread "Andromeda from Hobart".
From memory Andromeda is at almost 5 deg elevation at culmination so you need to chose an observing place carefully. To quote from my 2015 post:
"A clear night last night with no cloud on the northern horizon gave me my best chance so far this year to track down and catch a glimpse of Andromeda.
It was an easy find this year compared to earlier years. All I could see was a broad hazy patch with obvious brightening towards the centre. There was no sign of structure nor any evidence of m31 or m110.
I am not chasing Andromeda for the views, rather the challenge of being able to see it from Hobart. It is a matter of patience waiting for the right conditions given Andromeda is so low on the northern horizon. I live well south of Hobart so I have to look through the Hobart light pollution. On the plus side I have a virtually unrestricted northerly horizon down to about 2 degrees elevation with these low hills blocking the majority of the direct line of sight lights of Hobart.
Observation with 140mm refractor at 67X and 2.1mm exit pupil."
Cheers
Steve