On Mar 18, 9:37 am, Anthony Ayiomamitis
wrote:
Dear Friends,

The quasar 3C273 in Virgo is the brightest visible quasar from Earth and
with a magnitude of 12.8 is also visible with average amateur equipment.
Lying at a distance of two BILLION light-years away, it is the furthest
any amateur equipment can reach (and especially right from one's backyard).


Hi Anthony:

Nope.

There are a number of more distant QUASARs visible in amateur
instruments--and I don't mean 25 - 30-inch behemoth's either.

I've seen the double QUASAR (QSO 0957+561 A/B) in my humble 12.5-inch
scope (albeit from the dark skies of Prude Ranch).

This object in Ursa Major was seen (though NOT EASILY, and not
resolved as double) despite a distance that may approach 7.5 billion
LY.

Unk Rod