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re: Caldwell link

Sounds personal.
It's a fine list that's been endorsed by the Astronomical League and our major publications. As humble ambassadors to the sky we may not all agree, but openly scoffing the established list to those interested gives a bad impression and undermines the positive outreach mission of amateur astronomy.

To the OP:
The Sky Atlas 2000.0 Companion by Robert Strong is another excellent DSO reference.


SJS

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What you call is scoffing is an honest critique, in my opinion. A great many experienced deep sky observers, including some here on CN, are less than impressed with the Caldwell list. It seems to me that the reason, other than the obvious cache of the originator's name, that the list is "established" is due primarily to the fact that Sky & Telescope was able to cash in on its publication.

Dave Mitsky

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