Visual observations of 25 July 2001 observer: Berto Monard MLF, Pretoria, South Africa location: -25 º 54' 48", 28º 26' 44"E instrument: 32cm /f4.8 Newtonian conditions: clear and windy VELCU 010725.71 <126 MLF VELV383 010725.71 <137 MLF CRTTU 010725.71 <137 MLF EC10560-2902 010725.713 144 MLF EC10565-2858 010725.71 <144 MLF EC10578-2935 010725.71 <142 MLF CENV442 010725.71 <137 MLF CENV436 010725.71 <137 MLF CENV803 010725.707 140 MLF RXJ1155.4-5641 010725.71 <140 MLF RXJ1313.2-3259 010725.71 <148 MLF CE-315 010725.72 <141 MLF CENV822 010725.72 <144 MLF CENV895 010725.72 <146 MLF 4U1543-62 010725.72 <146 MLF LIBHP 010725.731 137 MLF LIBGW 010725.73 <143 MLF LIBAP 010725.730 149 MLF SCOV893 010725.711 144 MLF SCOV818 010725.710 122 MLF still bright SCOV1033 010725.73 <146 MLF OPHV2295 010725.73 <145 MLF OPHV2527 010725.73 <146 MLF OPHV2400 010725.726 140 MLF ARAFV 010725.73 <148 MLF ARAV877 010725.73 <147 MLF SGRV4641 010725.734 134 MLF SGRV1223 010725.734 131 MLF SGEWZ 010725.772 88 MLF Tycho II seq / apogee telescope 20x120 SGEWZ 010725.813 86 MLF CAReta 010725.72 55 MLF * RASNZ seq PKS2005-489 010725.74 132 MLF * This observation fails to confirm the reported brightness of eta Car. How much does telescope aperture play a rhole in distinguishing the light from the actual star and that of the 'homunculus'. Using the lowest magnification (at 64X) I still see the homunculus separate and its light is not included in the estimate, which only compares the brightness (glare) of eta Car to that of neighbouring stars. I also saw Ceres moving near V1223 Sgr. Kind regards, Berto Monard Pretoria