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The brightest star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the variable star S Doradus, can normally be seen already with binoculars. The star's absolute magnitude is about -9! The first time I identified it with binoculars was in February 1999, when I estimated S Doradus to be of magnitude 9.5-10.0.

/Timo Karhula

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Yes, S Doradus is a rather easy binocular target.

I spent hours observing HII regions and star clusters in both Magellanic Clouds with a 22" Starmaster four years ago.

Dave Mitsky

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