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Scott,
I actually backed away from the scope. It looked like a string of diamond dust and carbon. I know it will be worth it!
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Queen of GOTO
Life is short.... get a massage!
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Sky, here's what I do, and it hasn't failed me yet. Cassiopeia has a 4.2 magnitude star to the left of the second V that kind of make Cassiopeia look like a kite. (SAO 11256 Spectral B9 on my map). Second if you can find the trunk of Andromeda, where the legs join, there is a star to the left that's usually visable, mag 3.9 (listed as SAO 54281 Spectral). I draw a line from the mag 4.2 star in Cassiopeia through the bottom of the second V toward Andromeda. I also draw a line from the hip of Andromeda threw the mag 3.9 star and where the two lines intersect is M31. Don't know if this works for you but once I noted this I haven't had a problem finding it since. It also is the first DSO that I observed in my son's dob so I guess it has it's place. Good luck!
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