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Hi §AB & All,
Great report. Ditto the coments above re NGC 247 -- it is difficult in _any_ 'scope from suburbia, in a good rural sky it is visible in 15x70mm binoculars without much effort. The issue is surface brightness.
Re the arms of NGC 1365, I found them not too easy in my old 10" at a good site, but invisible from suburbia in 10 & 12". The key is a dark sky and moderate magnifiication -- in a 10" about x125-x150. Only under a pristine sky, can they be seen in a quality 6-8" 'scope. In an 18" under pristine skies, it is to die for -- even the dark-lanes within the central bar can be seen at x247 ...
Best,
Les D
Contributing Editor
AS&T
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