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Old 20-05-2012, 10:26 AM
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Hi Ben,

Just to clarify the circumstances at the time... if it was around 20-degrees above the horizon, that would put it roughly between the horizon and Scorpius, so I guess it was amongst the Milky Way? (Antares is about 40-degress above the horizon at that time of the night).

Was it stationary or did it move? how long was it there for? Any estimate of magnitude? I presume by your other examples it was as bright as the bright planets (approaching mag 1 or 0?).

Cheers,
Stephen

(edit: opps sorry Stu you beat me by a bee's whatsit)
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