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Old 03-04-2010, 09:07 PM
Rob_K
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Thanks guys!

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Originally Posted by wal View Post
Rob, nice pic. I enjoyed watching Vesta's passage between 40 and 41 Leonis every day between 15th to 20th Feb this year. Tell me what equipment (scope etc) do you find most useful for MP watching?

Cheers
Thanks Wal. Well, I only really have one scope for viewing (pending a mount for 130mm refractor), so that is definitely the most useful (4.5" f8 reflector)! I've watched Vesta & Ceres moving from night to night several times in the past, always interesting! Those two are bright enough that any scope (or binocs) will pick them up. I didn't realise Ceres was there till I picked it up while blinking images from several nights. Love things that move, but unfortunately my planetarium program has lost its asteroids and loading them again has me completely beat!!

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