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Old 17-04-2012, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by barx1963 View Post
Well finally a really nice night here in Colac. Still, clear, no smoke!
Galaxies galore for the taking. Will publish a full list later but easily the best views of Cenraurus A and M83 I have ever seen, and that includes from Snake Valley!
The arms in M83 were clear and the overall galaxy was much larger than I have ever seen even in the 17mm Ethos at 88x. Cent A had clear dark lanes weaving in and out and again the faint outer halo was clear to see.

Shame I had to come in!

Malcolm
Sounds good Malcolm. Glad the DSE weren't doing their stupid forestry arson for once. If it's not clouds, it's always something else. After 3 days of horrendous bad luck with the weather, I'm getting keen on finally getting out tonight for some galaxy observation. Looking forward to the full report.

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