thevinenator wrote:

> i WISH i could see circles representing their size!!! that is the
> problem. They are not visible. i 'goto' M81 and the field is just
> stars...until i zoom enough for the images to kick in. but even then,
> the galaxies DON'T have circles. NONE of the DSOs do.

I presume that you have verified that DSOs are actually switched on?
(Display -> Data Shown)

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Stephen Tonkin