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Originally Posted by grimsay
Joe - You can see the Eskimo from light pollution? I tried last night with my 8" dob but couldn't find it for life of me from Newcastle... I must be looking in the wrong place  felt pretty confident though?The skies were defineley clearer and I managed to split my first double - Rigel - looking forward to more  |
Hi Iain.
Good to hear you split Rigel; you'll get addicted to some of the others mentioned!
I myself don't find it too hard to bag the "Eskimo"; it may not be as doable as the Blue Planetary ( NGC 3918) in centaurus , or "The Ghost of Jupiter (NGC 3242), but it should be easy enough if the seeing is good.
I've seen it many times in even a 5" Mak!
Cheers bigjoe