11-02-2009, 07:31 PM
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Location: Beautiful SE Tassie
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".. my favorite Carbon Star is also EsB 365, however another stunning example is Hind's Crimson Star R Leporis.
This is a Mira Variable with a period of 432 days. I have read a few observing reports that don't rate Hind's Crimson Star, but it is a variable and if you catch it near max brightness it is magnificent." - per Trevor (Quark)
This was probably the one 
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