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Nice report. I'll sub in for Les (never thought that would happen) and add my view of Beta Mon, as well as M78..
Beta Monocerotis - triple star in Monoceros
Date: 2008/01/14 at 2200EDT
Location: Melbourne
Telescope: 101mm, 7mm, 77x, 1 deg
Conditions: moon=-, dew=-, wind=-
Seeing: 3 (Pickering)
Transparency: -
Notes: Hint of a triple at 77x, easily confirmed at 154x. Very bright, all appear white.
M78 - emission nebula in Orion
Date: 2007/11/08 at 2300 EDT
Location: Melbourne
Telescope: 101mm, 11mm, 49x, 1.7 deg
Conditions: moon=-, dew=-, wind=-
Seeing: 6 (Pickering)
Transparency: 6
Notes: Took a few minutes to find. Hazy, misty and rather small. Two mag. 9/10 stars superimposed over it. Not spectacular from light polluted skies.
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