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The Sharpless Catalog
The Sharpless Catalog project is my effort to capture the detail of the Sharpless Catalog using hydrogen-alpha and color filters. I am also using oxygen III and sulfur II when it applies. The text description written for each object is in a way that explains how the object responds to the CCD Camera and telescope I was using and what to expect when using the filters I did.
Great Scenery Photography
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May 20, 2013
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Julian Date: 2456433.167
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Date:
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Solar
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Sunrise
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7:08 AM
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Sunset
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5:31 PM
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Distance
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94,116,281 Miles
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Angular Size
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31.62 Min. of Arc
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Position
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3hr 36min 20° 06'
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Constellation
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Taurus
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Lunar
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Moonrise
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2:21 PM
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Moonset
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2:12 AM
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Distance
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241,014 Miles
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Angular Size
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31 Min. of Arc
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Position
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11hr 51min -3° 19'
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Constellation
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Virgo
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Phase
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67.34%
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Lunar Phases
| Full | 5/25/2013 | 4 25 UT |
| 3rd Qtr | 5/31/2013 | 18 58 UT |
| New | 6/8/2013 | 15 56 UT |
| 1st Qtr | 6/16/2013 | 17 24 UT |
| Full | 6/23/2013 | 11 32 UT |
| 3rd Qtr | 6/30/2013 | 4 53 UT |
| New | 7/8/2013 | 7 14 UT |
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| Date | Time (UT) | Event |
| 6/3/2013 | 21:00 | Moon passes 4 degrees north of Uranus |
| 6/7/2013 | 18:00 | Neptune Stationary |
| 6/8/2013 | 15:56 | New Moon |
| 6/9/2013 | 21:40 | Moon is at apogee |
| 6/10/2013 | 11:00 | Moon passes 5 degrees south of Venus |
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Rise Time
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7:56 AM
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Transit Time
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12:59 PM
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Set Time
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5:56 PM
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Constellation
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Taurus
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Distance from Sun
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29,073,208 Miles
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Distance from Earth
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117,481,501 Miles
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Light Travel Time
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0 hr 10 min
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RA Position
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4 hr 27 min
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Dec Position
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23° 9'
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Magnitude
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-1
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Phase
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93%
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Angular Size
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5.34 sec of arc
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June is the best time to view Mercury in the evening sky. Mercury is not very bright at the early part of June but gets brighter as the month goes on. Mercury continues to get higher in the evening sky until June 12 when it is at greatest elongation from the sun. After that Mercury starts its way back down but passes close to Venus on June 20th.
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Rise Time
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8:12 AM
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Transit Time
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1:16 PM
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Set Time
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6:15 PM
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Constellation
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Taurus
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Distance from Sun
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66,918,668 Miles
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Distance from Earth
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154,628,961 Miles
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Light Travel Time
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0 hr 13 min
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RA Position
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4 hr 45 min
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Dec Position
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22° 42'
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Magnitude
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-4
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Phase
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97%
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Angular Size
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10.18 sec of arc
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Venus is low in the western sky but bright enough to spot. As the month of June continues, Venus will get higher in the sky each day, and near the end of the month our sister planet lines up with the two bright stars Castor and Pollux in Gemini.
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Rise Time
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6:31 AM
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Transit Time
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11:49 AM
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Set Time
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5:01 PM
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Constellation
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Aries
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Distance from Sun
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136,151,583 Miles
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Distance from Earth
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228,704,623 Miles
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Light Travel Time
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0 hr 20 min
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RA Position
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3 hr 17 min
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Dec Position
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18° 9'
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Magnitude
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1
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Phase
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100%
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Angular Size
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3.81 sec of arc
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Mars rises shortly after sunrise but is quite dim.
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Rise Time
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8:51 AM
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Transit Time
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1:54 PM
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Set Time
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6:53 PM
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Constellation
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Taurus
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Distance from Sun
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475,249,704 Miles
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Distance from Earth
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560,998,122 Miles
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Light Travel Time
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0 hr 50 min
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RA Position
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5 hr 23 min
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Dec Position
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22° 53'
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Magnitude
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-2
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Phase
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100%
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Angular Size
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32.61 sec of arc
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Jupiter can be seen on the first day of June along with Mercury and Venus, but sinks quickly and is in conjunction with the sun at the end of June.
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Rise Time
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4:17 PM
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Transit Time
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10:50 PM
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Set Time
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5:21 AM
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Constellation
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Virgo
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Distance from Sun
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915,455,927 Miles
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Distance from Earth
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827,780,789 Miles
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Light Travel Time
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1 hr 14 min
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RA Position
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14 hr 20 min
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Dec Position
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-11° 10'
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Magnitude
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1
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Phase
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100%
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Angular Size
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18.60 sec of arc
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Saturn is the only other planet around in evening sky to observe. Saturn is said to be one of the most beautiful planets in the solar system mainly because of the rings. At least 5 of Saturn moons are easy to see with a medium size telescope.
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Rise Time
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3:20 AM
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Transit Time
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9:14 AM
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Set Time
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3:04 PM
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Constellation
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Pices
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Distance from Sun
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1,866,284,116 Miles
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Distance from Earth
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1,929,074,468 Miles
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Light Travel Time
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2 hr 52 min
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RA Position
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0 hr 42 min
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Dec Position
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3° 52'
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Magnitude
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6
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Phase
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100%
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Angular Size
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3.17 sec of arc
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Uranus is rises a few hours before sunrise and sits in the dim constellation of Pisces. The 5th magnitude planet is easy to spot in any size telescope and some of the moons can be seen with a good size telescope.
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Rise Time
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12:31 AM
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Transit Time
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6:57 AM
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Set Time
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1:26 PM
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Constellation
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Aquarius
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Distance from Sun
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2,793,757,242 Miles
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Distance from Earth
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2,801,257,395 Miles
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Light Travel Time
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4 hr 10 min
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RA Position
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22 hr 29 min
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Dec Position
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-10° 10'
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Magnitude
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8
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Phase
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100%
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Angular Size
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2.07 sec of arc
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Neptune rises just after midnight and sits in the dim constellation of Aquarius. The 8th magnitude planet is not as easy to spot as Uranus was but any size telescope can see it.
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Rise Time
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8:17 PM
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Transit Time
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3:12 AM
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Set Time
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10:07 AM
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Constellation
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Sagittarius
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Distance from Sun
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3,116,489,731 Miles
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Distance from Earth
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2,993,358,803 Miles
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Light Travel Time
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4 hr 27 min
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RA Position
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18 hr 43 min
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Dec Position
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-19° 28'
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Magnitude
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14
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Phase
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100%
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Angular Size
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0.25 sec of arc
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Pluto is low in the southeast a few hours after sunset and you will need a large telescope to see the tiny dwarf planet and a good sky chart to find it. Using a CCD Camera and a short exposure over a period of a week you can create an animation showing the small world against the background stars.
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