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Your reports are fun to read Doug! Keep em coming. A 4" scope can show you alot, as I found out when I took my 4.5" reflector to Renmark. The Flame Nebula was childs play! My 4.5" from Renmark put a city-bound 8" I used for a month to shame! One day I'll take my 10" up to Victoria's dry and dark northwest - and never return.
I found NGC 2440 to be an intense, hot white colour. A truly out of the ordinary object. I can back you up on Mars - I was surprised to see something resembling Mars rather than an orange seen from the bottom of a swimming pool!
A rock steady Sirius at 270x - you must have GOOD seeing where you are mate!
Good choice getting the microfocuser, my 10:1 is a godsend during high magnification viewing. Viewing 47Tuc at 625x last night - just a millimetre turn on the microfocus nob makes the biggest difference!
Looks like it'll be clear tonight - I'll be out in force sunset to sunrise YAY
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