Attempted to aquire NEAR visually in an 8 inch reflector from 11:05 to 11:25 23 Jan UTC. Limiting mag was about 11-12. I suspect a CCD would have been needed to aquire it by the time it got dark here in Eastern Australia at about 10:30 UTC. Maybe Rob or Tony had better luck (or better equipment!) -- Shari & Ian Porter Syberspace Internet Services http://www.syberspace.com.au Ian's Space Page http://www.alphalink.com.au/~sharian/ Shari's Hobby Ceramics Page http://www.alphalink.com.au/~shari/shcp.htm Lat 38.3744 S Long 144.8136 E