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Originally Posted by pgc hunter
Both of those should be fairly easy for a 10" newt. How bad is your light pollution? Even relatively bright galaxies can be hidden by LP so you'll want atleast moderately dark skies. What eyepiece/magnification are you using? Low powers render the background sky brighter so in situations with LP the contrast between the galaxy and sky will be low. When you zero in on the area, try a higher mag, about 150-200x, to darken the background sky and increase contrast.
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Thanks, I will give that a try if the weather holds out.
Naked eye I can only just see Omi Columba and only then because I know it's there. Light polution is quite bad, after only a few minutes outside I can walk around and avoid everything except the woofer eggs.