Thread: Did i see M83 or was I dreaming?
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Old 05-04-2008, 06:26 AM
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It sounds like you saw a globular cluster, either omega Cen which is to the left of M83 at 2am or maybe M68 which is below M83 then. M83 was discovered with a 0.5" refractor so it is bright in a 12".
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