Hi there, I just returned from a vacation in Greece and the skies up there are simply breathtaking. Keep in mind that I live in a city in Belgium and you can imagine how thrilled I really was and still am...I was however most amazed by the visibility of a few Nebulae. The Flame nebula was visible directly with the obvious darkening running through its middle and extending sideways. Using averted vision I could also make a slightly more gray background there where the horsehead nebula is and the little dark (though undetailed) dark knot of the horsehead itself...and all that with, YES, an ETX 105-EC and unfiltered 26 mm Super-Plossl; no kidding...I was always aware that my eyesight is pretty good but this however came totally unexpected to say the least...oh, did I say? M42 actually looked 3-dimensional as the dark cloud separating M 42-43 was clearly up-front...amazing...
Nico
Nico
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