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Its a great feeling finding your 1st galaxy & Centaurus A was my 1st (took me about 30 mins of constant swapping from eyeball to eyepeice) back in March. I then went hunting for M104 later in the evening/ morning but it took a "little" bit longer but persistance paid off.
I have since found another half dozen or so & the thrill is the same for each one.
Quite often the objects are barely visable, however its the understanding & appreciation of just what it is you are looking at.
I took my scope down to a mates place several weeks ago & he spent the 1st 30 minutes just looking at Saturn. When he finally agreed to let me point the scope at the list of usual suspects, Orion Neb, Eta Carine, Omega Cen etc, he was gob smacked. Same reaction as me & now he's hooked.
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