Joe,
Being an old guy, I get a good laugh out of many of the articles written about "visual observing" dim objects like galaxies in binoculars or a small scope.
Personally I think some of the people writing the articles either have SUPERMAN X Ray vision, or can actually "see" --------- "imaginary objects", invisible to everyone except themselves, in the night sky. ( or they are exaggerating their observing abilities!) I PURPOSELY include many of the guys that write articles for S&T and or Astronomy magazine. 
Clear skies!
ETX 125PE, Stellarvue 80mm BV & Televue TelePod tripod,
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.
8" LNT, 10x50, 15x70mm binoculars, Stellarvue binoviewers, solar filters for all three
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.
..... plus a bunch of ham radios... Ham radio call sign - W1XWX
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.
TelescopeMan Web Site
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.
search for W1XWX to see my amateur radio web site
"If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.” - Albert Einstein
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.