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Old 08-08-2013, 06:10 PM
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@Chris: just be aware that Pluto can move quite significantly against the background of fixed stars. Here is a screen shot from The Sky X Pro showing the position of Pluto from Aug 3rd to Aug 10th for the FOV of my image (17x13 arcmin).

Cheers

Dennis
Thanks for that extra info Dennis. I am surprised how fast it moves through that field. Looking at its path over the next month or so, it will slow down to do an about-face in September.

As a matter of interest, down to what magnitude stars were plotted on that The Sky screen?

Cheers, Chris
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