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Sounds like your doing a good job considering. I found M1 for the 1st time and was over the moon. Let me know how you go, if you mange to see it from your location. I too live in a light polluted area, however it was at a dark site that I located M1 and I was using a 12" Dob as well. Even then the two onlookers who got a peek, did not really aprecieate the white smudge. Because I am use to observing in light polluted areas, I was very pleased to see that the white smudge, had indeed... some form that resembled the many pics I had seen. Had it not been for the impatients of the onlookers, I could have spent a lot more time looking into the object looking for much more. I kept babbling on about how It was the remanant of an exploding star & it was this ".....big...." & so on & so forth. Next time I will be taking along a newly purchased filter & going alone!
Honestly...I can't say if you will get much of a look from a light polluted area with M1...but if you can get to a dark site...It's worth it...Like I jamed my 12" GSO into my New Hyundi Elantra SEDAN! (2008) and although it took some doing...It was worth the effort...Now if only the skys would clear up here with one of my off days...
Later...
Dave
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