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From Werrington, near Penrith (Sydney), I saw M1 just once, on the 18th January this year. LX90-8" GPS UHTC with a f/6.3 reducer. The object was at the limits of visibility, and if I did not have the Goto mount I would never have been able to locate it. Light pollution was mainly to the east, but was moderate to high.
I used a GStar-EX to acquire M1 - the low light ability of the camera was the difference between moving on to something else, and spending three nights capturing frames. Once the object was firmly in the centre of the screen, I whipped out the eyepiece (18mm Meade series 5000 UWA) and could ... just ... see it.
This was the second time I have seen M1 visually; the previous time was at Linden, the WSAAG's dark site. There it was quite visible.
Regards,
Tony Barry
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