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Old 29-December-2002, 03:59 PM
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On 2002-12-29 07:34, Sum0 wrote:
If it does help in any way, i'm about 29km (18 miles) from the sea and i'm on the outskirts of a small city, with Orion's Sword easily visible with averted vision. Pretty vague, I know, but...
You have to avert your vision to see Orion's sword? Aren't the star combinations mag. four? That's pretty bright.

Anyway, have you collimated your telescope? That would help.
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