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Old 06-02-2014, 11:43 AM
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Hunting small moons is much easier with Saturn. The 5 largest are all easy to get (Titan, Rhea, Dione, Tethys and Iapetus while the much smaller Enceladus (500km diameter and apparent mag 11.7) is possible with a 12" (I know as I have done it) and certainly smaller scopes when it is a reasonable distance from Saturn and the even smaller Mimas (diameter approx 400km and apparent mag 12.9) is much harder as it is dimmer and orbits much closer.

Malcolm

Hyperion. Mag 15.3. Must...find...it....

I've never seen it. I've tried for it probably 20+ times. 12" might just not be big enough.

I have been able to get Triton around Neptune though. Which is a huge buzz. Its ~mag 14. That's a good one to go for!
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