Here in Colac M104 is an easy get in 11x70 and have nabbed it with 10x50s. Never quite managed it with a finder though t should be visible in one.
Star hopping to it is very easy as described. The dark lane was usually only discernable in my 12" in good conditions, but if conditions were such that the lane could be seen, the galaxy as a whole handles high power nicely as there is plenty of contrast.
Malcolm
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