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Originally Posted by multiweb
Yep I realise those particular targets are low from the UK but I was more thinking as in general seeing for targets up ahead such as andromeda, Cassiopea, M51, etc... There's a bit of elevation in places in Scotland and northern UK. I thought that for sure they'd get better seeing than here. We're all at sea level pretty much. Sky is dark alright though and transparency pretty good too.
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Yes seeing is pretty similar, but good seeing is usually more consistent along the South England coast where weather is better, there are no high places for astronomers really. M31 can be seen with just 2 min dark adaptation. The Veil nebula looks like a photograph in the eyepiece of my 14".
Cygnus is the best Milkyway in UK which through binocs is amazing with Scutum cloud easily seen low down, but in AU Sag/Sco is way way better through binocs for shear size and brightness quite staggering for us in the NHemisphere.
In UK Cygnus, Cassiopeia, Cepheus nebs are overhead in Summer and Autumn. Auriga nebs, Rosette, Christmas Tree, Northern Orion nebs available in Winter. So we don't have it too bad in Northern hemisphere. AU just has lots of big bright shapely nebs.
Regards.