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Originally Posted by AstralTraveller
My best is probably M101 which was seen from Quandong Pt WA (n of Broome) on 11/5/88 in 15x80 binos on a home made observing chair. I've also seen M76 from Petford Qld on 13/10/90, M39 from Sandy Billabong (Kakadu) on 18/8/85 and M51 from 35km W of Alice Springs on 17/7/85, all with the same gear. Looking up those observation has bought back some very happy memories of our 'working holiday' years.
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M76 and M39 rise high enough that they may be doable from my location. Might give them a try next time, but I think M76 could be very difficult due to it being magnitude 10.