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Old 09-11-2013, 11:24 PM
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Hi Matt,

It is only 2.3 arcseconds in diameter. Not much different to a star.
You may need to ramp the power up to 200x to see a disk.
It will look bluish when you have it.

Here is a clip off SkySafari with stars to mag 9.
At mag 7.9, you should be able to just see it in a 9x50mm finder.

Regards, Rob
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