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- Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:28 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Can see smudge maybe (APOD 19 Feb 2006)
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Can see smudge maybe (APOD 19 Feb 2006)
As a newbie to this discussion group, I hope nitpicking isn't frowned upon. In the APOD of Feb. 19, 2006, on M51 (there's a link from the April 18 APOD), it's stated you can see this Whirlpool in binoculars. Well, you can see the tiny smudge that is M51 in binoculars - You need heftier optics to see...