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Old 31-12-2015, 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Hemi View Post
Dear members, my observing site is restricted, and I get only a small portion of the sky. I've been observing objects fairly high in the sky. I was wondering how to calculate the maximum altitude an object will get in my sky. Specifically and currently I am trying to observe Andromeda Galaxy from Darwin (12S). It only gets to about 35 above horizon. I was wondering if it will get higher and when that might occur.
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Hello Hemi
Andromeda is quite a northerly galaxy & setting north west dissapearing into twilight right now.
She'll be back in late winter due north( on the meridian) with highest elevation for your location 35 deg. appearing from 1st August 2016 around 4:00 am before sunrise. Then moving back in time as the months progress.
On November 1st 2016 the Meridian transit will be at around 11:30 pm.

You will get better views than I From my location Andromeda only ever gets an elevation of 11 degrees
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