Thread: any suggestions (on finding M31)?
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Old 30-October-2007, 06:08 PM
John Mendenhall John Mendenhall is offline
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Originally Posted by Tucson_Tim View Post
The Andromeda Galaxy is easy to find in a dark sky but if you have light pollution or haze it won't be visible to the naked eye.

A good indicator: If you can see the Milky Way running from Perseus thru Casseopia and on thru Cygnus, then the sky is probably dark enough to see Andromeda. If you can't make out the Milky Way from where you live, then it's gonna be tough to see M31 (Andromeda) with the naked eye.

NOTE: Even the cheapest binoculars will allow you to see M31 easily.
That's my experience. When my wife and I were making numerous cross country trips, we always stopped at the rest stop on Sherman Hill west of Cheyenne WY. Wonderful and accessible dark sky site at the time. You could see everything.
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