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John -------------------- 6" F4.6(w/Paracorr) GEM reflector, 8" F11 Dall Relay Scope 6" F5 RFT Refractor, Garrett Gemini 20x80 LW Post Extras       Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on What was your first DSO you observed? BillBrowning 04/21/06 09:03 PM Re: What was your first DSO you observed? Anonymous   05/01/06 08:40 PM Re: What was your first DSO you observed? Moonsight   04/26/06 05:36 PM Re: What was your first DSO you observed? Paul Milligan   04/26/06 04:10 PM Re: What was your first DSO you observed? Cosmosphil   04/26/06 01:34 AM Re: What was your first DSO you observed? David Knisely   04/26/06 03:05 AM Re: What was your first DSO you observed? Anonymous   04/26/06 03:42 AM Re: What was your first DSO you observed? Chris Graham   04/26/06 05:01 AM Re: What was your first DSO you observed? RRaubach   04/26/06 01:49 PM Re: What was your first DSO you observed? 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