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Re: After Messier
      07/10/08 01:18 AM

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I've seen NGC 6118 several times with my 6" dob. All of these were on nights of good transparency. It's that 6th mag star right next to it that makes it difficult.





Excellent observation with a 6", Bill, but why not keep the distracting 6th mag star out of the field since it's 17' NE of the galaxy?

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* After Messier wojo 06/04/08 11:10 PM
. * Re: After Messier Brian W   06/06/08 04:31 AM
. * Re: After Messier Dave MitskyModerator   06/06/08 04:55 AM
. * Re: After Messier Brian W   06/07/08 02:38 AM
. * Re: After Messier stevecoe   06/07/08 04:28 AM
. * Re: After Messier Paul_R   06/10/08 05:05 PM
. * Re: After Messier Paul_R   06/10/08 05:32 PM
. * Re: After Messier stevecoe   06/10/08 07:21 PM
. * Re: After Messier Paul_R   06/11/08 04:56 PM
. * Re: After Messier gripweed44   06/29/08 12:10 PM
. * Re: After Messier SaberScorpX   06/29/08 04:50 PM
. * Re: After Messier Paul_R   07/04/08 02:58 PM
. * Re: After Messier SaberScorpX   07/04/08 04:34 PM
. * Re: After Messier dlferree   07/05/08 03:37 PM
. * Re: After Messier Dave MitskyModerator   07/05/08 11:41 PM
. * Re: After Messier Bill Weir   07/10/08 12:20 AM
. * Re: After Messier Tony Flanders   07/10/08 05:59 AM
. * Re: After Messier MikeRatcliff   07/10/08 03:09 PM
. * Re: After Messier Bill Weir   07/13/08 01:59 AM
. * Re: After Messier Crossen   07/14/08 01:07 PM
. * Re: After Messier GlennLeDrew   08/26/08 01:13 AM
. * Re: After Messier stevecoe   08/26/08 02:16 AM
. * Re: After Messier Crossen   08/29/08 08:22 AM
. * Re: After Messier Steven Aggas   07/15/08 12:10 PM
. * Re: After Messier Paul_R   07/15/08 06:08 PM
. * Re: After Messier wojo   07/14/08 09:47 PM
. * Re: After Messier Dave MitskyModerator   07/15/08 07:36 PM
. * Re: After Messier BillFerris   08/16/08 07:03 PM
. * Re: After Messier Tony Flanders   08/17/08 11:15 AM
. * Re: After Messier Paul_R   08/17/08 11:34 AM
. * Re: After Messier bper   08/17/08 08:12 PM
. * Re: After Messier Lard Greystoke   08/18/08 04:41 PM
. * Re: After Messier Crossen   08/25/08 11:25 AM
. * Re: After Messier Crossen   08/18/08 09:30 AM
. * Re: After Messier Thomas_N   07/15/08 03:55 AM
. * Re: After Messier Crossen   07/15/08 08:21 AM
. * Re: After Messier Dave MitskyModerator   07/10/08 02:31 PM
. * Re: After Messier sgottlieb   07/10/08 01:18 AM
. * Re: After Messier Paul_R   07/07/08 04:00 PM
. * Re: After Messier Dave MitskyModerator   07/09/08 08:23 PM
. * Re: After Messier David Knisely   07/08/08 02:18 AM
. * Re: After Messier xfile101   07/01/08 09:54 AM
. * Re: After Messier David Knisely   07/15/08 08:46 PM
. * Re: After Messier Crossen   07/16/08 07:50 AM
. * Re: After Messier Dave MitskyModerator   07/16/08 08:17 AM
. * Re: After Messier Crossen   07/29/08 08:11 AM
. * Re: After Messier Paul_R   08/16/08 05:09 PM
. * Re: After Messier Tony Flanders   06/05/08 08:05 AM
. * Re: After Messier wojo   06/05/08 08:39 AM
. * Re: After Messier skypilgrim   06/05/08 03:16 PM
. * Re: After Messier wojo   06/05/08 07:31 PM
. * Re: After Messier MikeRatcliff   06/05/08 10:35 PM
. * Re: After Messier MikeRatcliff   06/05/08 01:29 PM
. * Re: After Messier Dave MitskyModerator   06/05/08 08:31 AM
. * Re: After Messier Dave Chadsey   06/04/08 11:47 PM
. * Re: After Messier Dave MitskyModerator   06/05/08 02:55 AM
. * Re: After Messier SaberScorpX   06/05/08 05:05 AM
. * Re: After Messier David Knisely   06/05/08 02:08 PM
. * Re: After Messier Southerner   06/05/08 02:57 PM
. * Re: After Messier David Knisely   06/06/08 03:59 AM
. * Re: After Messier Dave Chadsey   06/05/08 02:49 PM
. * Re: After Messier David Knisely   06/06/08 01:12 AM
. * Re: After Messier Dave MitskyModerator   06/06/08 01:39 AM
. * Re: After Messier SaberScorpX   06/06/08 03:08 AM
. * Re: After Messier Dave MitskyModerator   06/06/08 04:06 AM
. * Re: After Messier Dave MitskyModerator   06/05/08 07:35 AM
. * Re: After Messier SaberScorpX   06/05/08 08:27 AM
. * Re: After Messier Fireball   06/05/08 05:26 AM
. * Re: After Messier Dave MitskyModerator   06/05/08 07:37 AM

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