M104, the Sombrero galaxy, shows the dark equatorial band in a 13-inch at 190x.
Small instruments show only a hazy ellipse.
Excellent for comparing what the naked eye can see with what the telescope reveals. M51, the Whirlpool galaxy, shows hints of its spiral structure in a 10-inch at 80x. Its close companion, NGC5195, gives the appearance of a double nebula in wider fields. M3 is the first bright globular cluster of the spring skies. Zeta Coronae Borealis a 6-second double consisting of nearly equally bright bluish and greenish stars.