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With the moon out of the way , I had another go at spotting it last night using a GSO 8 inch f5 and was able to see it quite easily with a TV 13mm Ethos. With the initial magnification on the AAVSO site showing 11.8, I was expecting it to be easier to find than last time, but a quick comparison with refernce stars showed it to be around magnitude 13, and a check of the AAVSO site confirmed it had decreased in brightness. With the moon rising later and Pegasus setting in the NW, it's a good time to see this 8 billion LY object before it recedes back to it's usual 17th magnitude and out of reach of most amatuer scopes except for the largest.
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