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Old 16-02-2015, 12:22 AM
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Well done Paul
Re orienting yourself to the night sky can take a while if you haven't been out in a while.
The Eta Carina nebula as a whole is huge. If you want a challenge, try to tease out the Homonculous Neb that sits around the star Eta Carina itself. It is small, but very easy to see some detail at about 150x if seeing allows you to push it that hard.
Virgo can be a challenge, soooo many galaxies. Best bet is to start on just the Messiers and then work on some of the fainter ones.

Malcolm
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