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Old 16-11-2009, 07:39 PM
Dennis
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Originally Posted by richardda1st View Post
Hi Dennis.
Mind you the moons I THINK I may have seen were just faint specks.
Richard
Hi Richard

Uranus’ moons in my images and animations have undergone quite significant processing so they are not a good guide as to what you might see visually, other than showing their position and distance relative to Uranus.

I have found SkyTools to be accurate in showing their positions and to obtain data for their maximum elongation, I use the NASA Horizons website. Here, you choose the moon and period of observation and you can view a Table which shows you the elongation for the chosen period.

It would be fantastic to hear of anyone confirming a visual observation, so good luck!

Cheers

Dennis
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