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txcwboy
6th of September 2009 (Sun), 21:22
Anyone know where to find WASP 17 or have any pics of it ? I have Starry Night Pro and I dont think its in there yet.

THANKS

Dave
Celestron
6th of September 2009 (Sun), 21:40
Never heard of it ...
chris.bailey
7th of September 2009 (Mon), 03:04
RA 15:59:51
Dec -28:03:42
Apparent Mag 11.6
Celestron
7th of September 2009 (Mon), 10:13
RA 15:59:51
Dec -28:03:42
Apparent Mag 11.6

Sorry , i don't have a go-to scope and finding these directions manually is something i have never conquered :o . What constellation is it in and what is the DSO ??
txcwboy
7th of September 2009 (Mon), 15:39
Its the new planet that rotates the other way. 1.5 to 2 times the size of Jupiter.
Celestron
7th of September 2009 (Mon), 16:33
Its the new planet that rotates the other way. 1.5 to 2 times the size of Jupiter.


Ok , a better discription helps alot ! WASP17 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WASP-17) is a Star with an EXOPLANET (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoplanet) that orbits it . A planet discovered that orbits a star thats not in our solar system . Don't try to look for it cause you won't see it with an ordinary scope of any kind . Thats why it is not in your Starry Night Pro Program and probably never will be . There has been several EXOPLANETS discovered in the past and they are all being studied . However if you take any Astronomy classes it is possible they will be mentioned but how much i don't know . Hope this helps some .