Hi Ash, I can sympathise with you brother.
I first looked skywards through telescopes & binocs a few months ago, and have since enjoyed some stunning open clusters (Pleiades, Jewel Box...), a few decent globular clusters (Omega Centurai, NGC 3532), and some atmospheric nebulas (Orion, Eta Carina) .... but finding a GALAXY or two has been giving me grief.
I have a 10" Dob, and some decent eyepieces .... so I think my main challenge is locating and recognising the suckers in light polluted skies.
From what I've read, some of the best to view should be:
=> Large Magellanic Cloud (mag -0.19, size 14deg)
=> Small Magellanic Cloud (mag 2.40, size 7.9deg)
=> Andromeda (mag 2.9, size 4.6deg) Dec=41deg, so winter for this one
Any tips out there from seasoned astro amatures would be great!
Cheers,
Jeff