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Old 02-05-2008, 01:40 AM
Ian Robinson
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In my variable star observing days - I used a trick called averted vision to "see" stars close to or just beyond my ordinary threshhold when my eyes which were young then (in my teens) were dark adapted.

Works a treat on point light sources .... not sure how good it is on extended fuzzies.
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