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Old 30-11-2015, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by doppler View Post
Uranus should be visible by naked eye at a dark site but telescopically it is small and can be hard to find. Here's a pic I took a few weeks ago (two pics acutually) to show comparison of size. I will add neptune when the moon is out the way and I get a clear night. Scope is a 180mm mak cassegrain 2700mm fl. Uncropped prime focus.

Rick
This was exactly what I needed. It is heaps more colourful than I thought it would come out, is that scale to saturn? If so that gives me great insight on its size etc.
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