Has anyone seen Pluto?

[starfinder]

I wonder if any member of Singastro has seen Pluto.

About 2 years ago at Telok Sari, I "goto-ed" my LX-90 to Pluto. I saw a few faint objects, and was not sure if one of them was Pluto. It is about Mag 13.9, and is supposed to be visible in an 8" scope at dark sky sites.

Apparently, to be sure you've seen Pluto, you need to view or photograph it a few days apart to see if it has moved against the background stars.

Pluto is now in Serpens Cauda, near Scorpius. Maybe there should be a Pluto Prize for the first Singastro member to view Pluto and prove it! Perhaps he/she would be the first Singaporean too.


I shall try to photo Uranus and Neptune in the next few days with my webcam. Hope it works, but will be difficult from my window. If anyone does, please post it!

[AGMI]

tanguan photographed it http://www.angelfire.com/space2/tgtan/Pluto.htm

[starfinder]

tanguan photographed it http://www.angelfire.com/space2/tgtan/Pluto.htm

Ok, saw it.

Tan TG's astrophotos are really very good.

What is amazing is that most of the deep sky images taken with his Canon 300, e.g. Eagle Nebula, galaxies M65/M66, Virgo cluster, Horsehead Nebula, were done from Singapore.

I would never have thought that it would be possible here with our heavy light pollution.

See:
http://www.angelfire.com/space2/tgtan/DSLR_gallery.htm

[Airconvent]

yes...his images are amazing.
he's presenting shifting to Australia. I hope he gets online soon and rejoin us....

rich

[AGMI]

hey, JY also imaged pluto http://www.lesbeninger.com/pluto.html