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Re: Observing tonight?

Home › Forums › RAC Main Forum › General Discussion › Observing tonight? › Re: Observing tonight?

October 22, 2009 at 5:18 pm #10652
John Preston
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    Dean,

    What was the galaxy who asked me to look at that night that we we're able to faintly see? I would like to try and image it this weekend. Was it M104?

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