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Old 16-09-2021, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by redeye64 View Post
Hi all
New here, l've dabbled a bit over the years, bought a 500/102 refractor 12 years ago largely for terrestrial use but also the occasional night viewing.
Recently bought a 8" dob which is getting me excited again - the 1st night seeing Saturn in all its glory was amazing. l'm in Currarong NSW
Nothing like Saturn at night live...

Start with Orion nebula and the jewel box, both are located in or near easy to recognised star patterns and are great for getting wow's.

There was a recent post for the brightest DSO's etc listed here recently. Gives you a good list to work through and you'll learn to locate a few objects from memory.

Or use the finder scope to slowly sweep the skies, check for objects that aren't like stars. If you can see an object at 8x50 as a fuzzy etc, using the 8" should show you a fine sight.



Steve
Ps. You have nice dark skies for a home location.
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