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Originally Posted by dreamstation
I've tried observing M83 in my 10" a number of times but apart from seeing a large faint glow and a slightly brighter faint glow in the center which I assume is the core, we couldn't see any detail whatsoever. I always thought we lived in a reasonably dark area but comparing our results to other people's observations, we mustn't.
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James, less than ideal seeing conditions and transparency might be the culprit given you are on the coast. Is your scope well collimated?
Steve.