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Old 02-10-2008, 07:42 PM
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astroron (Ron)
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You will need a dark transparent sky with good seeing and a knowledge of its position.
The only filter that can be used is a H Beta filter, and they are quite expensive
The horse head nebula can be seen in an 8" scope but it takes a bit of observing skill.
Good Luck
Ron

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