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Old 11-03-2008, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Screwdriverone View Post
My name is Chris and I have a problem....

Please help
Welcome to 5128 anonymous.

It can be a tricky beast, I usually just plough across from Omega Centauri until I bump into it, but sometimes I get lost and sometimes I just don't see it at all. The last 2-3 times I've tried, it's been fantastic.

Three starting suggestions....

1. Across from Omega Centauri exactly half way to Iota Centauri.

2. Mu Centauri, then four degrees west.

3. When I'm really struggling, I find n Centauri (5th magnitude star), and starhop a staircase of magnitude 6-7 stars south east. Jump off at the bottom, go about a field of view further, and it should be there.

Look for a hazy faint glow. It doesn't jump out at you, it sort of grows
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