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I live in the western suburbs of Sydney, and night skies are pretty poor for DSOs.
My best "first"s were seeing 47 Tuc through an 8" LX90 (whereupon I bought the scope).
And just last month using an amazing f4.5 30" dob to see the Tarantula nebula, M1, and NGC263 at a dark site west of Sydney. It is a real treat to be able to see these things with the eye (i.e. visually). Previously I needed camera support to see them.
While I use (and will continue to use) cameras, there is no doubt the visual experience is something special that we would do well not to forget.
Regards,
Tony Barry
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