After all the recent hoo-haa of what makes a planet a planet, I thought I might be of interest to some to maybe have a go at imaging Ceres
Its pretty close to opposition right now. See below.
Asteroid
1 Ceres 2006- 8-19 20h55m
Magnitude: 7.7
Phase: 5 °
Distance: 1.9948 au
Solar Distance: 2.9807 au
Solar Elongation: 164°
J2000 RA: 21h41m45.72s DE:-28°31'58.2"
Date RA: 21h42m08.84s DE:-28°30'08.7"
What do you reckon ? Is it worth a go ?