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Old 30-08-2006, 04:12 PM
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White dwarfs
OK, I've seen the local red dwarf, now I want to see a white one Are there any to be seen with an 8"?
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Old 30-08-2006, 04:23 PM
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Sirius B, The Pup. I think the one in the center of M57 is too dim (mag 15 or 16 )
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Old 30-08-2006, 04:44 PM
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and procyon B

heres a catalogue : http://www.astronomy.villanova.edu/WDCatalog/index.html
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Old 30-08-2006, 04:55 PM
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Nice link starman ving
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Old 30-08-2006, 04:56 PM
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Old 30-08-2006, 05:31 PM
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thanks guys. The ring neb one is too dim, spent a good half hour trying to spot it a few nights ago without success.

Now I'll just go through ving's list to find the bright ones =)
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Old 30-08-2006, 05:57 PM
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ooh, found one in wikipedia - Van Maanen's Star in Pisces, aka HIP3829, 14.4ly away, mag 12.4
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Old 30-08-2006, 06:59 PM
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The companion to Omicron2 Eridani (40 Eridani) is possibly the easiest white dwarf to observe. It is a cinch with a 120 refractor.

The white dwarf itself is also a double being orbited by a red dwarf (which I have yet to see).
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Old 30-08-2006, 08:01 PM
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and, apparently, the planet Vulcan
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Old 31-08-2006, 09:29 AM
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Old 31-08-2006, 05:50 PM
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Very funny not
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