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Old 22-11-2008, 11:13 AM
Rob_K
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For me, two stand out. The best was the central regions of the Milky Way through 12x50 binoculars from the darkest, clearest skies I have ever experienced, deep in the mountains of Gippsland, Vic. 3-D, colourful, intricate dust lanes.... Second was before I was astro-obsessed, and was a naked eye view of the whole sky at an incredibly dark site, on the beach at the 'Big Island' of Savaii, Samoa. Sat there for hours, gazing at a wheeling sky jam-packed with stars from horizon to horizon.

Best object was probably first view ever of Omega Centauri, from a dark site through 4.5" reflector. Sparkling pin-cushion, awesome & awe-inspiring!

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