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Originally Posted by Ric
Hi Jas and welcome to IIS
Another good tip is to resist the temptation to have a quick look and jump to the next object. You will find that if you take your time with each object more detail will show up through the eyepiece.
I can easily spend half an hour or more on some objects watching more detail pop out. Also practice using averted vision which is not looking directly at the object but looking to one side, once again you will see more fainter detail becoming evident.
Cheers
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Good advice, and it's something I am guilty of whenever I'm viewing things other than Solar System entities (I'll watch Jupiter for an entire night no worries!)
But systems, like the Leo Triplet which busted my balls for the best part of a month before I was able to spot even a hint of them, certainly require far more patience, which includes time sitting in the dark!