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Omicron Cet (Mira) (Variable Star, est. mag 3.9, in Cetus)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Wed Dec 31 05:35:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 285
Estimated to lie midway in brightness between Delta Ceti (4.0) and Alpha Piscium (3.8).
Omicron Cet (Mira) (Variable Star , est. mag 2.3, in Cetus)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 7x50-mm binoculars Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Feb 9 02:30:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 64
Mira was much brighter than the last time I observed it. It appeared about a third of the way in brightness between Alpha Ceti (mag. 2.5) and Alpha Arietis (mag. 2.0), so I estimated the mag. at 2.3.
Omicron Cet (Mira) (Variable Star, est. mag 4.0, in Cetus)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: none Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Jan 4 05:00:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 1
Mira was easily visible to the naked eye. I estimated that it was just barely dimmer than Delta Ceti.
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