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Old 29-03-2009, 02:12 PM
Enchilada
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Thumbs down The One-Minute "Northern" Astronomer

Marty
It is a bit of a giggle, but seems to be mostly chaff. The One-Minute leaves the impression that they glosses over the really good stuff.

Some of the quotes are a worry;
I.e. Any site that says about 47 Tuc being; "Today, a fine globular cluster. It’s not the brightest, it’s not the biggest, but it may very well be the prettiest"
or says;
"...the open star cluster Messier 35 in Gemini ranks as one of the most beautiful objects in the heavens."

ore says of M33 in Triangulum; "Under dark skies it’s visible without telescope or binoculars." but then says in conclusion; "I haven’t seen this object in 20 years because in Canada."

As a southern observer, under the best and brightest deep-sky objects in the sky, well frankly, you just deserve much better.
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