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Old 18-01-2015, 01:30 PM
pdthomas23 (Peter)
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Originally Posted by OzEclipse View Post
Steve,

You possibly saw an American article. It won't be in Cancer until much later - around midday on the 27th our time. The Cancer just after dark reference must be relating to the USA. We'll see it in the constellations of Hydra and Puppis during the night of the 26th. It travels from just north of M48 in Puppis towards M93 in Hydra during our dark hours.

Joe
Actually Joe has mixed up his Messier references.
The asteroid starts the night near Ksi Puppis and M93 and finishes near M48 in Hydra in the morning.

Peter Thomas
Oakleigh

Last edited by pdthomas23; 18-01-2015 at 07:42 PM. Reason: correction to text
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