I've seen Vesta (many years ago in the 1960s). I made a small chart
of what I could see in a small telescope (I think it was just a pair
of observations over a few days). Vesta then stood out quite clearly.

Give it a try. Depending on where it is and the finder charts you
have available, you may not be able to just pick it out of the
clutter.

Saul Levy


On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 12:03:18 GMT, "Algomeysa2"
wrote:

Just curious, has anyone managed to see the asteroid Vesta, since I know
it's at its closest point to Earth in a few days....