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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-26-09 09:34 AM
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Amateur star gazers -- a unique chance to view Jupiter and Neptune with minimal effort.
Jupiter is crawling into the southern sky, and Neptune is in tow. Finding Jupiter (with visible moons) is easy, and Neptune is in the same field. For hacks like me with minimal equipment and only scant knowledge, finding Neptune can be a nightmare. Not these days.



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Aragorn Donating Member (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-26-09 11:12 AM
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1. a little help
since actual directions can always be nice: Try YourSky at http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/ There are also others on the toobz
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-26-09 11:32 AM
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2. That's an excellent site for finding where things are and when.
I posted assuming that, among DU's stargazers, I am at the bottom rung of knowledge. Your link will be helpful to those just getting started.
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