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Originally Posted by Tinderboxsky
Adam, good to hear from another contributor.
Wow, seeing the Centaurus supernova is quite a feat. Well done. It is well beyond the reach of my scopes.
Steve
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Thanks Steve. All I can say is that aperture wins every time. Oh yes, and a dark sky.
Had to drive with the 14" an hour outside of Brisbane to see it. I didn't go out deliberately for it. Much to my shame I didn't even know about the supernova. It was one of our regular dark sky trips with the Brother in law. Luckily he knew about it and we gave it a go. I could only perceive it now and then and only with averted vision. Nevertheless when we looked at the photo online after to confirm our sightings, there it was. Awesome!
I will confess that my dedication to the uneven doubles has its limits. I'm happy to do it from my suburban backyard, but i don't spend precious dark sky observing time on it.
Cheers
Adam