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Originally Posted by barx1963
The most obscure object/s I have managed are the group of ESO240-10, ESO240-11 and ESO240-13 all galaxies in Phoenix. The last one was right at the edge of visibility in my 12".
With regard to the Caldwells. I am still in the process of chasing down the last few that are visible. O'Meara book on the Caldwells contains a foreward by Patrick Moore in which he explains his reasoning. Firstly he admits he is primarily a lunar observer, but he makes the point that he has personally observed all these 109 objects. Secondly, he states clearly that they are not exclusively bright spectacular objects but include some dim and hard to get ones, but ones that are interesting from a scientific, astrophysical viewpoint. It is not a list of spectacular sights, nor is it a beginners list, it is a list of objects that one observers found interesting and maybe others will as well.
Malcolm
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Just checked these galaxies out on Wikisky and ESO240-11 is a very nice needle thin edge on spiral. How did it look in your scope?