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Rich N
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Re: Never seen M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) in binocular
05/25/08 02:24 PM
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I see the pair of stars (24Cvn and HIP66385) that form a line away from Alkaid as a brighter and easier to find pair than the wider and less bright pair near M51. That less bright pair make a line roughly perpendicular to the brighter pair. To me the difference in brightness is greater than the detailed chart above shows. But, it is still a very nice chart.
When looking for M51 I think of a line between Mizar and Alkaid, then I make a right angle turn at Alkaid and go away from Alkaid little more than half the distance separating Mizar and Alkaid.
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