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Originally Posted by erick
First real objective of the night - M1 - the Crab Nebula. I searched for that sucker for 30 minutes. Nothing! Failed as an amateur astronomer  - cannot even find M1!! What hope is there for me! Work colleague who has been in awe of my ability to name a few stars and a few constellations and find pretty sights for her to look at  , says: "Are you sure you are starting from the right star?" "Humph!  Am I starting from the right star!!" Thinks - "Am I starting from the right star??" Checks charts, looks at sky, checks charts again - guess what - I'm not starting from the right star! Move to right star, scan the relevant location - hey a grey smudge in the 20x80s and 30x100s!
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In trying to find M1, I find that starting from the wrong star and going in the wrong direction is very easy to do, and no matter what the size of the telescope M1 always seems just a smudge.