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Finder chart for Juno and Uranus
Juno in the Spotlight — September 17, 2009
For the next few weeks, you have the opportunity to spot one of the first asteroids ever discovered.

Vesta in 2010 — December 31, 2009
Vesta was at opposition on February 18, 2010, and it shines at magnitude 7 or brighter through mid-May.

Catch Ceres at Its Closest — December 2, 2008
Ceres, the biggest asteroid and the first to be discovered, has an extraordinary good apparition in February and March 2009.

Tracks of 4 asteroids
You can discover an asteroid tonight. Digital technology and the CCD revolution have given amateurs the ability to do it. Here's how.



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