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Carol L
Reged: 07/05/04
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Loc: Tomahawk, WI 45N//89W
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Here's a sketch from about a year ago. My transparency isn't the greatest, but it was better than average on that particular night, which is why i decided to go for it. After trying several eyepieces, i settled on fairly low power.. the galaxy seemed to 'pop' the best that way. 
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markgliderpilot
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Reged: 09/01/08
Posts: 17
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I'm glad to hear that others find NGC891 somewhat of a challenge. I spent weeks hunting NGC891 with my 8.5" newt without success. Although I observe from a small town, the sky is relatively good M31 and M44 the beehive are regular naked eye objects.
Having failed on numerous attempts, I went outside after a cold front had passed leaving really clear skies. ALmost as a matter of routine, I swung across to Andromeda to look for NGC891 and there it was, a faint cigar of nebulosity right on the limit of visibility and only just with averted vision and deep regular breathing.
Clear skies,
Mark
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Dain
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/24/05
Posts: 1596
Loc: N.Y. Adirondack Mnts. NGC 4565...
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Good to hear you finally caught it, Mark! It is a pretty neat object once in the eyepiece.
Clear Skies to All!
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Dain
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Tim A.
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Reged: 09/19/07
Posts: 236
Loc: 40 30'N 105 3'W
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... I guess I could sort of see the mix up, but the real seasoned fellas really know what their looking at. 
Well, yes, as I said my visitor was "passingly familiar" with the sky, enough at least to know that 4565 is a great sight. But being a full season off (two, really) on location shows he has much still to learn.
Nevertheless, the overall appearance of 891 rivaled, in its dimmer way, the splendor of 4565. I mentioned it mainly to indicate what's possible for 891 under a good sky at a really dark site.
But ... 4565 under those same conditions takes your breath away, no doubt of that!
-- Tim
Colorado
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JakeSaloranta
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Reged: 09/18/08
Posts: 234
Loc: Sisu, Sauna, Sibelius...
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Has anyone else reported difficulty seeing this huge faint galaxy?
I saw this from my suburban site yesterday evening. The limiting magnitude in the region was around 5.6 (SQM-L <19). With the 8" dobson the galaxy was only marginally visible @ 32x. This is indeed quite difficult to spot when you have light pollution and don't know what to expect.
/Jake
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