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Originally Posted by goober
Beta Crucis - went after the carbon star that is tucked up against it, and spotted it easily. Very red star, quite faint too, snug right up against Beta.
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I tried this on the visitors, many of whom were having their first look through a telescope, it appeared. Most took a while to pick it out, some never did. Nice bright Mimosa seems to fill one's visual cortex until one learns how to tell one's brain to ignore it and look elsewhere. I remember the first time it was pointed out to me - I hadn't seen it before, though I'd scanned over Mimosa many times.