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    Co-Founder DSF.com Jimi Lowrey's Avatar
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    On a night of not so good seeing The Voorwerp was not that difficult with the Sloan G filter, if we did not have the filter I do not think we would have seen the Voorwerp. With Jerry's excellence tracking with his scope all we had to do was be Patience and wait on the seeing. I think it will be direct vision on a good night with the filter. I also think it could be seen in a smaller scope under good conditions with the Sloan G filter and high power.

    This is my sketch I did some years back with my 48" and no filter.

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    Hanny's Voorwerp SDSS.JPG
    Last edited by Jimi Lowrey; March 13th, 2012 at 12:55 PM.
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    Impressive observation Jerry and Jimi! Where do you get a Sloan G filter, and why is it a good choice for Hany's Voorwerp?
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