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Old 03-10-2012, 11:09 PM
Nab (Darren)
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Ballarat, Victoria
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First few nights

Hi all,
I have just acquired myself a SW collapsible 8” dob and it has seen first light. This is my first serious look back into the hobby since we toyed with making our own scopes (with spherical primary mirrors) as undergraduates.


Anyway, I am quite pleased with the first few nights observing. With just the kit out of the box I've been able to see:
Mars (no surprises there)
split Alpha Centauri
LMC
47 Tucanae
M4
NGC 4755, 6025, 6397, 6752


More than we ever manged years go!
So hello and thanks to all for the helpful reading I have been doing.


Cheers.
Darren.
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