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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
Had an interesting night with my new binoculars.
At 09:45 (My time) I spotted a satellite heading east though the constellation Cygnus (I was looking at Deneb at the time).
I also looked quite a bit at Altair and Vega.
I might go back out before bed since I hope to spot Neptune in about an hour once its over the tree line.
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August 27th, Mars and Earth will be at their closest point. At 75X, Mars will look about the same size as the Moon does with the naked eye.
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