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Old 13-01-2007, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by erick View Post
......makes me feel better in my initally unsuccessful hunt for M1. I thought only ignorant newbies would do that.

Don't bet on it, its more common than you think as there are three stars equidistant that can be easily confused. Zeta Tau (the one you want), Elnuth (beta Tau) and Hassaleh (iota Auriga). Its easy to actually start searching around Elnuth unless you are careful, not that I have ever done such a thing
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