[Conan the Librarian]

It’s REAL low on the horizon even here at +32 north. No way Mr Messier could have seen it from Paris.

Besides, his ‘scopes were of poor quality. The best one he had was the equivilant of a 2.4 inch scope. At least it was dark back then.

NGC 1365 is a Caldwell object. The Australians consider it their Andromedia Galaxy.

Anyway, that whole area of the sky is wonderful to scan around with a scope.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks CtL!