DSOs and galaxies
I have my shiny new dob and it's given me nice views of Saturn, Jupiter and the Moon. But that's pretty much it in my suburban back yard. I checked out some of the brightest DSOs but they're very unimpressive. M42 looked looked much better with a small scope 100km out of Melbourne than it looks here through the big scope.
I hope to take the beast out of Melbourne to darker skies and check out some DSOs. This w/e the Moon is up all night but w/e after should be good. I'm willing to drive as far as it takes to get out from under any clouds.
I'm looking for suggestions on what might be good DSO targets for my 8" scope. I'd be especially interested in seeing galaxies other than our own.
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