Messier objects to scale

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clayton
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Messier objects to scale

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http://www.stargazing.net/astroman/Astr ... lemess.htm has the Messier objects to scale. I forget how large some of the objects are compared to the moon's apparent size. Or is it I forget how small the moon's apparent size really is? I am sure there are other similar resources on the web. If anyone finds or knows of a particularly good one post it here.
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Re: Messier objects to scale

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This reminds me that I need to get a focal length reducer :)
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Re: Messier objects to scale

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This is a great illustration of why a low power, wide field eyepiece works great for bagging a large number of the Messier objects.
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