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Hi Brian,

Yes, for me, this M74 thing is becoming personal!

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Hi Tim,
Yup! Saw that one on 4/25/2009. I just looked it up in my notes. I wrote about it as being rather diffuse, but showed brightening toward the central core using my 24 pan and LB12.

Use the geometric method if you've got a Telrad. I do remember that it was easier to find because the Dipper was so high during that time of the year.

As far as M74 goes, I think we need to be waiting on that one. It is listed as visual magnitude 6 (the only object with 6 visual magnitude) in the Messier Marathon book. I've tried so many times in light polluted skies and am giving up until I have a better opportunity to observe it. I can't imagine trying to observe this on Marathon night.

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It is listed as visual magnitude 6 (the only object with 6 visual magnitude) in the Messier Marathon book.

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Mag 6 ! ? The info that I have lists that object at a Mag 9.4 .

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