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Yexi_Li
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how can i find pluto this month?
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June 20, 2011, 04:20:22 AM »
I have a 12 inch newtonian reflector. I know I could see pluto but I don't know where pluto is. I don't know what Constellation pluto is in right now. I hope somebody could help me.
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eri
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Re: how can i find pluto this month?
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June 20, 2011, 10:04:23 AM »
Download a planetarium program like Stellarium or Voyager to get the coordinates on the night you're looking for it. They have pretty detailed maps. It's going to be hard to see even with a 12 inch.
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AlotDa
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June 20, 2011, 06:06:37 PM »
Use your Computer instead of 12 inch newtonian reflector and go on YOUTUBE, type key word "Walt DISNEY Pluto" and a lot will come up for this month.
P.S. Pluto will reach opposition on the 28th. This is when it is closest to earth and at its biggest and brightest. This is the best time to look for it. At opposition also means it will be due south, as high as it gets in the sky around midnight. It will be in Sagittarius in the thick of the Milky Way. It will be in the Milky Way cloud which means it will be surrounded by similar looking stars which makes even harder to spot. It will be roughly 1º west of M25. If you were to look at or image this area on two consecutive nights, Pluto would be the tiny “star” that moved position. Pluto will be at magnitude 14.0. Pluto is always a tough target. Near perfect conditions, dark calm skies, a good starchart and at least an 8" telescope are needed to see it.
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GeoffG
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Re: how can i find pluto this month?
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June 20, 2011, 06:23:00 PM »
Just knowing what constellation it's in won't help distinguish it from the thousands of 12th magnitude stars in that constellation. There is an excellent map in the latest issue of Sky & Telescope, and the Observer's Handbook of the RASC publishes a map every year. You can't rely on planetarium programs because they are not consistent in what stars they do or don't depict at this faint magnitude.
I just checked S&T's web site, and they don't have the 2011 Pluto map online; you'll have to buy the magazine.
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preetham_m
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June 20, 2011, 06:53:05 PM »
it is in sagittarius
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