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Originally Posted by Draco
At present I am trying to get to the ghost of jupiter however with the moon out, it is abit hard so was thinking of trying to locate it when the night is not that lit up.
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Probably a good move.
But, if you want to try: first start by locating Alphard. That's Alpha Hydrae, about a third of the way between Sirius and Spica. Or tonight, it's about halfway between Sirius and the moon. Alphard's the brightest star in Hydra, the long, thin water snake.
Then hop two clearly-visible stars back along Hydra's tail. These are lambda and mu Hydrae. Stick with the second one. (A star chart will help you out here).
From mu Hydrae go up (towards the zenith) about two degrees. Mu should still be in your finder. Ghost of Jupiter should be right there.
Something a bit magical about planetaries. They're very ... alien.
Cheers
Jonathan