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Originally Posted by bojan
I think for NGC3918 there is no need for any filters to see it, you simply can't miss it - it looks like Uranus with it's green colour.
See here, from light poluted Melbourne and no filters:
http://www.astrobin.com/174748/ |
At low magnification in a small telescope you can easily mistake it for a star. But at high magnification you can also miss it if you're not looking in the exact location.