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Can ANYONE Image Pluto/Charon?

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#1 azure1961p

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Posted 22 April 2025 - 02:28 PM

Even if it's a merged or elongated shape like a faint doublestar?

 

Just a thought.

 

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#2 rob1986

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Posted 22 April 2025 - 02:49 PM

https://www.cloudyni...c/784652-pluto/

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Posted 22 April 2025 - 03:06 PM

I believe that OP was asking if it could be imaged at sufficient resolution to reveal Charon, it's moon.



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Posted 22 April 2025 - 03:31 PM

https://www.cloudyni...o-charon/page-2
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#5 rob1986

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Posted 22 April 2025 - 03:34 PM

https://www.cloudyni...uto-and-charon/

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Posted 23 April 2025 - 09:57 PM

This comes up every few months.

 

e.g. https://www.cloudyni...nge/?p=11342164




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