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Old 08-10-2011, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by ausastronomer View Post
I can appreciate this post is in the "beginner's" section. However, many people start out these days with 10" or 12" newtonians and M33 has plenty to offer for that size telescope.
Hi John,

Unfortunately, a lot of us live in or around bright suburban polluted skies. Low surface brightness galaxies are a tough call even in larger scopes.
But I guess you have to use a base line. Given you can view somewhere under dark skies, all these are great objects to observe.

Regards, Rob
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