[Paddy (Patrick)]

Originally Posted by glenc

Saw the Sculptor dwarf galaxy last night with my 12" Dob and a 30mm EP (50X, 90' field).
The core, diameter 10', was visible when I moved my scope back and forth.
Here is an image by Scott (tornado33): http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/a...7&d=1225108752
Paddy (Patrick) saw this a few days ago.
Here is some more info: http://seds.org/~spider/spider/LG/scl_dw.html

Interesting that you found it helpful to move the scope to see the core. This is what I found myself doing. I'm not sure how that helped, but it sure did. It also helped me convince myself that I was actually seeing something, not just imagining it.

Thanks for the links.