[vonm (Vaughn)]

Hi all,

I'm very much a newbie at this. Just got my scope up and working since last week and had good views of saturn and mars (although very small).

I've been using the book "Turn left at Orion" as a guide, according to which, NGC 5139 should be one of the most interesting things to see in the southern hemisphere being the largest globular cluster.

Can I actually see this from my location in suburban Melbourne? Or will I need to be in a dark non light polluted place? I believe I found it to be nothing more than blurred area in space, rather disappointing. Am I missing something here?

What else is of interest up there I can take a look at? So far I've seen Mars and Saturn, and split Alpha Centauri.

Cheers,

Vaughn