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Old 07-02-2012, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Suzy View Post
Next... point that same high mag. ep at Sirius and split it to reveal it's tiny "pup". At first you'll probably laugh and say (as I did!) how the heck, that is so bright, but take a good look and you'll see a tiny speck sitting above it.
Splitting stars is a lot of fun and rewarding when the bright moon is out or to go for between cloud gaps.
This is my new mission. Time to throw down a challenge Eric . We are both fairly new to observing with telescopes. Lets see who can observe the 'pup' first and then report back to this thread.
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