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Old 18-04-2010, 08:03 AM
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Thank you gents,

Andrew, which catalogued do you have plugged in to
Cartes? UCAC3? I'm only using Tych 2 and basic planets/asteroids.
Mag 12 at most.

Franck,
I think the 314 with the refractor should get something with
a time exposure of anything over a second or two, surely.

These are just one second, but of course, only a point source , so
limited by seeing, focus, tracking, the usual culprits.
My scope (12" Newt) easily gets Pluto....my 8" was only a limiting
mag of 13.5 with good , clean optics. A struggle visually for
Pluto.
In the 12" , Pluto is easily visible. The view looks like Frame 2 of
my movie with your eyes squinted until Pluto is the faintest object
in your view.

Steve
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