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Hi Peter,

I agree, a 16 inch scope probably won't pick up Q2333+019, but I'll bet you can (or already have) seen Markarian 679 in Bootes which is nearly as far away with a light travel time of 9.3...

Whatever Q2333+019 actual Vmag is - faint magnitudes are slippery things - it wasn't at the 48 inch scope's limit. On a great night many of us here may have a chance to see it with our own scopes,...

Hi Uwe,

I want to try the quasar in my 28 inch if I get a quality clear sky later this month because it just might be in reach. It was steady with averted vision in Jimi's 48 inch, and I've seen...

Arp 284 = NGC 7714 and NGC 7715 (magnitudes 12.5 and 14.5 respectively)
Quasar 2333+019 (magnitude 18.0)

The two interacting galaxies of Arp 284 are, by chance, right next to a magnitude 5.7...