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Old 21-04-2017, 05:50 PM
2StarsInScorpio (Andrew)
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Hobart
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Howdy. Congrats on finding the Sombrero galaxy. I'm in Hobart and purchased a 12 inch Dob only a couple of weeks ago. I too found the Sombrero a few nights back. On the same night you were out I also found Centaurus A (Hamburger galaxy) and Southern Pinwheel galaxy. These are both relatively easy finds. I use the star hopping technique. You should be able to find 47Tucanae as it's a naked eye object. Maybe use binoculars first so you know where to look. You should be able to find the Tarantula nebula in the LMC as it's also relatively easy. Later in the night have a look for the Lagoon Nebula and the Triffid Nebula just below tail of Scorpio...and of course Saturn is not far away. I assume that you have done Carinae nebula as it is spectacular, also Omega Centauri globular cluster looks great. I can't help with your setting circle question as i just use the finder, then step down through the eyepieces.

Cheers.
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