Saw Gum 5 with my 12" Dob last night using a 13mm EP and a UHC filter. It was faint but not difficult. I picked it up by sweeping the area at 115 times. It was also visible with no filter but only just. There is a map in post #1 below. Gum 5 is 19,000 light years away and 50 light years across.
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