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Old 01-01-2008, 04:10 PM
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erick (Eric)
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Nice shot, Ken. I always look for that star since you first showed it to me. It's amazing what you learn to see with observing time. I always looked in that area (Jewel Box fanatic!), but never saw it. Now I cannot miss it. If I put my 12x60s on the tripod, I can see it in them as well - just!

Last night I got enough of a break in the clouds to track down R Leporis - Hind's Crimson Star (RA 04h59.6m, Dec -14deg48min). Why don't you try to capture that one for comparison? I think our southern Crux star is a deeper red?
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