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January 5th 05, 11:49 PM
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Mark McIntyre wrote:
On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 14:34:38 GMT, in uk.sci.astronomy , "helen abdullahi" wrote: I am newcomer to astronomy. I have a 6" Newtonian relector f/5. it was supplied with a 25mm wide angle lens & a 10mm lens. .... Am I looking in the right direction, & if so, which of my eye pieces should I use & expect to see. The galaxy is large and relatively faint. You get a better view with binoculars, and you can even see it with the naked eye in a good dark location. I spent a happy evening observing with averted gaze once. Use a low powered eyepiece, and don't expect to see photos like the hubble ones.... .... and from a bad, overlit site (like my garden) it's quite disappointing! - all you see is the nucleus :-( JK 
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