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Old 05-05-2011, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by orestis View Post
I was wondering this as I was looking at trying to observe this quasar through my 12'' Dob and wanted to have the satisfaction of knowing that I am indeed looking at an object so far away.
3C273 is a magnitude of 12.9 so you are going to need some very dark sky to visualise it well. Suburbia may or may not resolve it as a Pulsar.
Funny I am doing an assignment, just started on 3C273 calculation of luminosity and distances for my Uni course
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