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Originally Posted by GrampianStars
Aha! that explains it thought my scope needed throwing out.
haven,t seen the shape either. 
& I have a very dark site....
Next November "Snake Valey" party a group effort may be in order  |
Hi Rob,
The WSAAG crew at Linden Observatory in the Blue Mountains tried one evening / morning in December 2013 to nab IC434 (the Horse) using the Evans 30" dob (0.75m aperture).
It was not visible, despite no moon and a pretty dark site, and we tried for two hours. People had seen the Horse about ten years before at the same site, but the light pollution from Sydney has only gotten worse since then.
The consensus was that it is a doable target if the skies are dark enough. Otherwise, it is not a visual target.
Regards,
Tony Barry