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Originally Posted by mental4astro
Answering for Glen, yes, Centaurus A is the bright blob above Omega.
To help inspire you, last night I was doing an astro viewing night at a high school. Had everything going against me: thin cloud across the entire sky, dew, and terrible light pollution that was heightened by the thin cloud, and a first quarter Moon.
But, despite all this, just by star hoping through an 8X50 finder, I was able to nail Centaurus A on a C8 with a GSTAR camera coupled to it. Just by using the finder! Did the Sombrero next in the same way too,  . Both were totally invisible through the finder, 
Mental. |
Thanks Alex, I've pulled out Vahernbergs old Atlas of Deep Sky Splendors as it provides a convenient scale of 1 mm to 1 minute of arc and the images are black and white. I have a good idea what I'm looking for now.