Hi Lawrence,

The HD positions are well out of date but if you click on the nearby
bright star TYC 2141 972 you'll see it is also HD 189733 with a mag of
7.7.

Cheers,
Roger

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrence" <lawrence@...>
To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:33 PM
Subject: [guide-user] Binocular star that seems too faint


> http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/exoplanet-atmosphere.html
>
> NASA has just published some fascinating info about this exo-planet
> and
> gives a star reference:
> HD 189733b
>
> My first attempt to goto it via GOTO HD failed, so I deleted the
> 'b'.
> This time it gives me a star in the vicinity of M27 as it is
> supposed
> to. Unfortunately the star is supposed to be binocular visible and
> this
> one most definitely isn't - according to Guide. So where is the
> problem
> here?
>
> regards
>
> Lawrence Harris
>
>
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