Moon Jupiter Saturn Pluto conjunctions ?

[wesdon1]

Hi all. has anyone managed to see Pluto recently? It's close to Saturn at the moment, but i live in light polluted area and only have 130mm reflector aperture so don't know whether i'm seeing Pluto or just a very faint star? has anyone here ever seen Pluto through their 'scope, and if so, whats it look like? we're currently having a Moon Jupiter conjunction, then i believe Saturn will do too with Moon, and even Pluto i think? Thanks!

Edited September 6, 2019 by wesdon1

[Cosmic Geoff]

You would need a much bigger telescope and dark skies to see Pluto (mag 14.3), and in practice it is only possible to locate Pluto by imaging and using software or a follow-up image to identify the result among a field of brighter stars.  See my post in 'EEVA Reports' in this forum.

[Knighty2112]

Forget Pluto mate. You are never going to see it visually, and as Geoff says you could see it with a large scope with a good time exposure only. Even the guy who discovered it had to use photography, and muliple different night exposures to actually notice Pluto right there at the edge of the solar system. Concentrate on all the other 8 planets in the solar system, which with patience and perseverance are visible in modest scopes quite easily.

[Stu]

I've never even tried to spot Pluto, I must confess. Unlikely to get anywhere near it from my skies even with a 14" scope but must try at some point.

[Swithin StCleeve]

At least with Pluto not called a planet these days, we can say "I've seen all the planets in the solar system". For that reason alone, I'm kind of okay with it being de-classified.