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weathercat4 OP t1_ix4d2ih wrote

I can see it quite easily in my 10" dob including being able to make out the dust lanes on a good night.

I've looked at in bortle 7 with small binoculars, it's still quite easy to spot but isn't as impressive as you're only able to see the bright core. Still your seeing an object 2.5 million light years away!

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TheGreenRaccoon07 t1_ix4dc0e wrote

Distances like that are absolutely incredible. And it's still nothing compared to the size of the observable universe!

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