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Originally Posted by astrospotter
From a dark site you can see M31 with naked eye or even better in binoculars. A 8-12" scope (or larger) M31 becomes really nice. In an 16-18" scope you can seek out globular clusters too! (not just G1). M31 is a gift to us astronomers but sadly it is out of season for a while but always a treat even to deep sky buffs like myself. Never pass by the huge eye candy objects, always take time to take a peek at them no matter how deep you like to go in general. They are a treat for us all!
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Sadly M31 is too low in the Southern Hemisphere for me to see. November is the best time however I've never seen it.