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Hi Peter,
I am in Melbourne (Burwood East), I just saw NGC 253 (10.30 pm) in my 10 x 50 binoculars. It is similar to Rick's photo but not as bright. I could only glimpse it when looking directly at it, and using averted vision helped. Using a Saxon ED80 and setting the magnification just right (about 45x) improved the view such that I managed to see a difference in brightness between the core and outer disc.
It helps greatly if you know what it looks like under a dark sky, but if you are trying to see it for the first time in the city it will be a bit of a challenge. It will look very good in your dob under a dark sky though, its pretty nice in my 12" dob.
Cheers Tim.
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