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Help observing M110 and the Double Cluster

Started by DobFan, 08/20/2003 04:38PM
Posted 08/20/2003 04:38PM Opening Post
Last night, I did some observing from my backyard. I got most of the objects that I was looking for, except for M110 and the double cluster.

How do you observe M110? Do you have to search the limb of M31 with a high power EP? What is the optimum power to use to find the double cluster?

Thanks for any help!
-Adam Back
Posted 08/22/2003 05:37AM #1
Hi Adam,

Last night I was looking at M110.
What I do is center M31 in my C8 using a 35mm EP.
Using my slow motion control I drop M31 to the bottom of my view and keep dropping M31 out of view until you can just see some of the glow from M31, At this point M110 should be in you FOV.

Good luck,
Robert