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Old 07-04-2011, 12:14 PM
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erick (Eric)
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Yep, 3C-273 would be your target. Looks just like a faint star in your scope, so you'll spend a while going to and from your chart/eyepiece to be sure you are on it, but once you are sure -WOW! - those photons have come a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng way for a very lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng time!

http://spider.seds.org/spider/Misc/3c273.html

Here is a list of 17 distant Quasars - many would be beyond your 8"

http://spider.seds.org/spider/Misc/qso.html
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