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Monday, August 17, 2009planets, moons, asteroids, etc.An obvious listing is to record the wandering planets (or dwarf planets!) that I've seen. I'll note asteroids and comets here too.
Actually, I regularly view Jupiter and Saturn. They are a joy to watch in the telescope. I'm always chasing Venus and Mercury! My sighting of Neptune I'm fairly certain of. But I was not able to view in the nights following to confirm it. You'll notice I've not included our satellite, Luna. I've never been terribly interested in her. More correctly, I've never really been interested in observing lunar features. But I do enjoy chasing after a very young moon. Or watching occultations and grazes... § Last viewed Mercury in Jan 2009 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. § Noticed Titan through my SCT's finder scope on 23 March 2007 from my backyard, Toronto. § First viewed Vesta in late June 2007 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Used 7x50 Bushnell Ensign binoculars, tripod-mounted. § First viewed Uranus in late September 2007 from the David Dunlap Observatory, Ontario, Canada. Viewed in an Astrophysic refractor; later in my telescope. § Tracked Venus into the daylight on... § Viewed a ghostly Saturn in the daylight in the C14 at the CAO in the summer of 2008. § Spotted Venus naked eye in the daylight in Feb 2009. Also viewed in binos, and telescope at 52x.
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