Leroy,

Finding Pluto for the first time was also exciting for me! I clearly
remember my excitement...then I asked my neighbor to take a look. As he was
looking, he asked, "Which one of these stars is Pluto?...and how do you know
it's Pluto?"

Pluto is clearly not a moving experience for most first time viewers. There
seems to be much more interest and excitement in viewing the moon or
Jupiter.

Al
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Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [M]: Meade Starfinder Equatorial 10"


>10" of aperture offers enough light grasp to view all of the objects
>listed below. While Pluto can be viewed, it will appear very much like
>one of the background stars. A view of Pluto is usually disappointing
>for the first time viewer.

Al,

I first found Pluto in 1973 or 1974 using an 8" Newtonian f/7.5. It was
pretty darned exciting for me.

Even more so two nights later when I found it again, and saw that it had
moved!



Leroy Guatney
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