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Old 02-03-2016, 11:00 PM
AEAJR (Ed)
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I always find the discussion of naked eye objects a bit challenging as I live in a very light polluted area. So what is visible to you as a naked eye object may not be to me. The Milky Way is something I read about, not see, for example.

Where I observe, in front of my house, the dimmest stars I can see are around Mag 3.5. So Andromeda, for example, is definitely not a naked eye target for me. Often I have trouble finding it with 10X50 binoculars.

So, when you talk about naked eye objects are you assuming totally dark skies?
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