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Old 10-05-2016, 05:37 PM
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Tinderboxsky (Steve)
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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.
James, less than ideal seeing conditions and transparency might be the culprit given you are on the coast. Is your scope well collimated?

Steve.
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