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Old 19-03-2024, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike View Post
Yeah it's fun to do

Or conversely, the Moon is no where near as big on the sky as the eye or minds eye, perceives

Mike
That's true Mike.
I was just checking out Stellarium in that same area of the sky.
NGC 2997 seems to be the most photogenic galaxy there,
also the brightest at Mag 10 and a face on spiral with
a larger apparent size of 9 arc minutes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2997

cheers
Allan
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