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Excluding other EKB objects, Pluto and Charon are the largest unexplored (known) objects in the Solar System.
From the New Horizons craft, Pluto has now surpassed 10 arcsec in diameter. Maybe not seem large, but from Earth Pluto is just 0.10 arcsec across! In the coming weeks Pluto and Charon will dramatically increase in size in the FOV of New Horizons cameras.
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This thread will be very busy from now on

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And Charon looks dark with its own surface markings, what a great moment in space exploration
www.astronomy.com/news/2015/07/spots-on-...s-gets-the-all-clear
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A few comparisons, as of today (3rd July):
Pluto is still only 39" in width (and Charon 20"). But at last it's bigger than Jupiter's apparent diameter of 32". They should grow rapidly in the coming days!
From Earth, Pluto is 0.10" in diameter!
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mysterious dark spots on Pluto, with it's reddish hue, what will still be revealed at Pluto?
All the latest here:
www.universetoday.com/121236/new-horizon...ing-pluto-encounter/
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Did you know that an upward revision of Pluto's size was conducted? It is now set at 2,370km, making it the largest of the bodies known beyond Neptune.
The features captured so far in the past few days have been mesmerising!
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If these are the opening shots then we are in for some great times as more images are released and more details are revealed.
Bring it on.
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(Copied from medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/is-pluto-a-planet-now-8a4ea23e52a)
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Above is a link to a finder chart for it, if anyone wants to try and find it/imagine it

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Has anyone ever tried to locate it?
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I have seen Pluto a few times over the years. My first time was on the night of 24-25 April 1992 with my Coulter 13.1" (33.3 cm) Dobsonian. At that time it was on the borders of Serpens and Libra. I had no computer charts in those days!
For a recent (i.e. 2014) image of Pluto I took see my website: Variable Star Nights
and follow the link to "Asteroids/EKB Objects".
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New images will come tomorrow
www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-relea...-17-nasa-tv-briefing
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