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This, Susan,is GOLD. The envy of Northerners , the LMC is to me a light I can't help flying towards with "Zamar" .You are right in saying " I cannot imagine the thrill of seeing it! (And how astronomically incredible is it for people to have seen the supernova and its remnant?) . I was blessed to do so at the one and only ( to date ) SDM Star Party held April 2019 within sight of Coonabarabran Observatory hosted by Alan Wade.Alan took up my challenge and using his 32" SDM Black Widow Dob and maps I had sourced from Astroron we visually confirmed SN 1987A remnant ! Oh what a feeling !! The greater thrill for me, armed with positional memory and 400X mag was to grab this tiny "star" using averted vision. How something so small and dim can generate such emotion still befuddles me. Bucket list ...Tick.. Wish I cols say i had done so again but unfortunately Sn1987A remnant has resisted another viewing despite repeated attempts.
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