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Old 31-01-2006, 04:08 PM
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Moon + Uranus tonight; worth a look?

The 2 day old Moon tonight will be within about 2.5 degrees of Uranus, which will be about halfway between the mag 3.7 star lambda Aquarii and the Moon.

I don't know if it is worth a look so soon after sunset and so low in the Western sky (Uranus is a mag 6 object), but I will give it a go tonight if the clouds stay away. I've never seen Uranus through my scope; only through a Goto SCT xstream John aimed at the planet at the SV camp last year.

It's been weeks since we had a decent night for viewing down here. Come on stoopid weather! It's summer! Get with the program!
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