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Old 27-09-2008, 03:55 PM
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Hi Lisa, I hope you enjoy using your new scope.
If you go outside around 7:30pm and look straight up and slightly to the north west you will see Jupiter. It will be easy to see as it will be the brightest "star" in that part of the sky by a long shot.
If you point your scope slightly west of Jupiter you should see M22 a relatively bright globular cluster. Slightly west of that again you will see the lagoon nebula (M8).
That part of the sky is one of the richest areas of the milky way with many globular clusters and nebula to be seen. Which should make for a good night of viewing.
I hope this helps.
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