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Old 17-09-2005, 12:05 AM
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I've seen it quite a few times, but it passes almost overhead for me

Its big, faint, and difuse: you'll need dark skies to see it, and as low on the horizon as it probably will be for you, a tough object.

I've seen it with my 10x50 binoculars, 4.5" Dob, and 10" Dob.
Its too big for either of the dobs, and too faint for any study with the 4.5".
The 10" allows respectable study of small areas, but really, the prettiest views have come using the binoculars under dark skies

Its not quite as nice as M31 - but a close second!
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