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Old 21-03-2011, 09:05 AM
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erick (Eric)
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Originally Posted by mental4astro View Post
I haven't answered the call as I don't have a list as such. I only have a few I've seen and aim to chase down.

One of these is the giant galaxy M33. Twice the diameter of the full moon, it requires a rich field scope to make out the arm structure. I felt like a kid in a lolly shop when I saw its arms. Beautiful. Not sure if it is a good proposition for the lower latitudes of Oz.

Andrew has listed some real beauties.
Yep, Andrew, in fact I've chosen M33 as my northernmost declination for the list. Well +30deg is my chosen cut-off. Anything further north is in the "mush" for me. Eg. M31 never looks any good.
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