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Old 14-12-2012, 07:25 PM
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SN 2012fr in Ngc 1365

I observed the Supernova last night and it is still shinning brightly at aout mag 12.8 so visible in scopes from about 6" and over.

Eyepieces use where 21mm teleview plossl 92xmag anda 9 mmNagler 203xmag.scope 16" truss Newtonian .
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Old 31-12-2012, 02:30 PM
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Sounds interesting, I've only ever seen the nova once at 50x in a 30mm eyepiece. other than that, the sky has either been cloudy or full of moon glare :/
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