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Old 27-06-2014, 05:55 PM
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Ceres and Vesta Converge in the Sky on July 5

Has this been discussed? If I have duplicated another thread topic...sorry.

http://www.universetoday.com/112658/...t/#more-112658
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Old 27-06-2014, 07:35 PM
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Has this been discussed? If I have duplicated another thread topic...sorry.

http://www.universetoday.com/112658/...t/#more-112658
It did get listed in http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s....php?p=1093047 but since that thread hasn't been updated for ages the reminder won't go astray.
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You just beat me to posting it along with that superb University Today link!
I didn't realise another thread existed also, so good on you for the reminder.

Oooh I can't wait to see this. I haven't seen an asteroid before, let alone two of them together- whoa!
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Old 30-06-2014, 08:54 PM
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You just beat me to posting it along with that superb University Today link!
I didn't realise another thread existed also, so good on you for the reminder.

Oooh I can't wait to see this. I haven't seen an asteroid before, let alone two of them together- whoa!
Hi Suzy and all,

I've just posted a little animation of these two, covering their motion over the last six nights. It might be useful for anyone who wants a look. The link is:

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...47#post1095147

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Hi, thanks so much that Stephen .

Oh crikey, going by your pic these two look difficult to spot as they look like the same size and brightness of the surrounding stars . I'm doomed.
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Hi, thanks so much that Stephen .

Oh crikey, going by your pic these two look difficult to spot as they look like the same size and brightness of the surrounding stars . I'm doomed.
Hi Suzy,

This may help
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astro...vesta-in-2014/

Print out the detailed map. Vesta is brighter than Ceres and can be seen in 10 x 50 binoculars. First find the right angle triangle of stars near Zeta Virginis and go from there. Have a look at my animation from last Wed-Thurs over in the solar system imaging section. There were lovely and fairly close in my 15cm Newtonian last night.

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Hi Richard thank you so much those tips tho I missed your post when I observed them on the night of the 5th (I see you posted that morning).

I'd already seen that S&T link some days ago but I didn't find it very helpful for me. So instead I did some homework in my Starry Night planetarium programme and I also found this terrific image as a guide (by Gianluca Masi at the Virtual Telescope).

I did see that triangular shaped asterism you mention and using that and Zeta Virginis, I was on it like a hot potato . It helped that Vesta was the brightest thing around within that field (aside from zeta of course). It was an easy catch in my 9x50 finder too . So I saw them both- I was tickled pink & I couldn't get over how bright they were! Even hubby came out in the cold in nothing but a t-shirt to have a look-see.

Ahhhhh times like these, don't you just love owning a telescope .
While I was observing them, I had Donna Summer's song "Love to Love You Baby" playing. First time I've ever played it under the stars. If the sky wasn't gorgeous enough already- omg it got very sexy to boot .
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