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Old 20-04-2018, 05:28 PM
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The Mekon (John Briggs)
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We bother because every now and then, you hit the jackpot. On the 17th I was down staying in our Cooma house. Had the 106mm refractor with me. Drove about 5km north to a clear spot with an elevation of around 900m, and spent three glorious hours under pristine skies. Thankfully, the smoke had not reached that far south and the transparency and seeing were both excellent. I found I could see a number of NGC galaxies that I would never see in the 106mm from my home skies in Bowral. A great night.
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