"Martin Brown" writes:

It is a great shot. Unfortunately your diffraction spikes line up with
where the jet might hope to be seen (roughly diametrically oppposite
the fainter of the two close in stars. I suspect it may be beyond
impossible for amateur kit to capture by it might be interesting to
try for...

Interesting comment, as I am currently trying to image the jet myself
(no success "yet"). The jet is very faint, approx. mag 21 according to
this site, which shows it faintly visible in a 3x5 min exposure taken
with 16" telescope by famous "amateur" Jack Newton:


http://www.starlightccd.com/doug/ast...1997/3c273.htm

pej
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Per Erik Jorde