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viewing Sirius B
I had my 12" dob out the other morning and saw Sirius B for the 1st time at 300x. It was surprisingly clear in the pre-dawn light. I thought I would do a comparison with night time viewing before posting. Tonight was the first cloud free viewing since that day, and I was again able to see Sirius B, but although it happened to be well away from the spider diffraction spikes it was much less obvious, with light shards from Sirius A overwhelming it much of the time. So for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, try an hour or so before sunrise. B is to the east of A, so it trails the main star.
Cheers,
Andrew
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