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Mine were with my first two scopes and no scope at all.
1) M104 - Sombrero Galaxy through my little 130mm Skywatcher reflector from Linden Observatory....found using star hopping, it was awesome to see another galaxy in that tiny scope, so clearly.
2) Seeing M42 through my 12" dob at Linden and seeing GREEN clour in it, due to the large mirror and the dark sky combo. Even the Flame Nebula was yellowish.
3) Comet Lovejoy from Dee Why beach, visually and through my camera. I initially couldnt see it as I was near a south east blocking cliff face. Walking 10 metres north, I literally stopped, gasped and tilted my head back to see this MASSIVE tail stretching from the horizon, past Centaurus and Crux and almost all the way to Sirius. it was HUGE and very humbling. I remember being sooo nervous and excited trying to capture images with my camera, I completely forgot I was out on the edge of a cliff at 4:30am and all by myself.
Cheers
Chris
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