Thread: NGC5102 ? how far can you see?
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Old 27-07-2010, 04:35 PM
solissydney (Ken)
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I believe the distance should read Million rather than Billion.
The furthest one can see using a 15 cm scope is a Quasar in Virgo 3C 273
mag 12 - 13 at 1.9 Billion L/Y away.

Ken
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