Thanks Deb I have NGC 5128 on the list to look for.Thanks againJim UTAHDEB@aol.com wrote:Jim, I saw it rise over the mountain in Arizona last Friday night. It came up at about 11:50 pm and went across this "V' dip in the mountain. It looked like a bright star, about 3.7 mag. I saw it in Harlan's 10" Meade SCT. A very bright ball of stars like the picture you sent me. It was too low for my 15" dob but I did manage to see Centaurus A, NGC 5128. This is a bright peculiar galaxy with a dark lane running through the middle. You don't want to pass up this one. This one will show up in binoculars too. Up north at your Rush Valley site, I'd look for it at about 12 midnite. Try spotting it with your binoculars first. This is easier and you know you are on your target. I first looked at NGC 5139 through Mark Dakins' 20 X 80 binoculars at the Texas Star Party. I was not disappointed. When you look through your telescope, put in a low power eyepiece. This cluster is about the size of the full moon. I'd love to take a picture of it someday. Good Luck, Debbie _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.