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Firstly, I'm a newbie using a 102mm achromat.I have made 2 observations from Bortle 3 ( 21.81) skies on the western shore of the Harvey River estuary in WA.
First on 5 Feb 3 deg below Capella. Faint fuzzy speck in 20mm 68 deg eyepiece; very faint light blue fuzzball in 9mm 68 deg eyepiece. Poor conditions very humid, full moon low east.
Second on 7 Feb 6 deg above left of Capella. Good seeing but pretty windy, no moon. Faint pale blue centre and tail in 20mm EP. With 9mm EP coma and tail more visible, no ion trail visible. Still seemed pale blue rather than green. UHC filter made it harder to see. Grateful for any suggestions that might help improve seeing with this scope over the next little bit?
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