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Hi Frank,
When I was at sea (RFWE only last April!) I used to try and bag as many northern hemisphere objects with binoculars as I could.
If you are on the 4-8 or 8-12 you could try M51 as it is near the meridian around 7pm local time. You can see this with 7x50 if sky is transparent enough,(which as you will be aware is always a problem in the tropics.) M100 took me 15x80 to see and had to steady them on the bridge dodger.
Best and clearest skies I ever saw was on the run from NZ to Cape Horn. The LMC appeared to cover twice its normal area - never again seen the sky so transparent.
I appreciate the veiws form another seafarer!
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