Re: Phobos - The Movie

In article <djoi3q$1ag7$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Paul Schlyter <pausch@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <1130329218.324980.44380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Gil <gilbertviolette@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Nice photo. Is it possible to see the moon visually?

> Yes - both Phobos and Deimos were once discovered visually.
> But it is hard to see them visually.

There is a lovely typo on page 44 of the November 'Sky at Night'
magazine in the paragraph about viewing Phobos. It says: 'Under
good conditions I have glimpsed it with my 25-inch refractor'.
Well, I assume it is a typo...

Dave Daniels

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