Pluto

Pluto is so small and far away that it is nothing but a speck of light in any telescope other than the largest observatories. It is however good fun to actually locate it among the stars as a small point of light shining at magnitude 13.

Technical details

OPTICS10" Newtonian f/5.2
MOUNTLosmandy G11 equatorial
CAMERAPhilips ToUCam Pro SC1 webcam
FILTERSNone
EXPOSURE11 x 25s
DATE/TIME04/06/2005 14:15 UTC
LOCATIONMy backyard observatory in west Auckland, New Zealand

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