[RightWhale]

M31 has remained easily seen even while the quality of the night sky has turned to pond scum. If you can see the Square of Pegasus, which is still easy, you can follow the stars over and up and there it is. Even when the dimmest visible star is mag 3, M31 is still there, fuzzy as ever.

[clyde asbury]

Mag 3 .. that's surprising. When I'm in bright skies, I haven't checked for it since I've assumed it couldn't be seen.

I am still surprised at the dim galaxies my 10" Meade will show. 13th mag galaxies are almost always easy with it. Almost never any detail, but they're visible in multitudes.