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Conclusions
We have completed a search for distant satellites of Neptune in a 
region centred on the planet. Nereid was easily recovered but no new satellites were detected to the limiting magnitude of 
. Our limiting magnitude is up to 
magnitudes deeper than the previous search for distant satellites of Neptune by Hogg et al. (1994). If a satellite with an apparent R magnitude similar to Uranian moon S/1997 U2 had been within the field of view of our observations, there is a 
probability that it would have been detected. Photometry of Nereid was obtained on both nights of observations and no large magnitude variations were detected. A dedicated observing run with the 
CCD Wide Field Imager being constructed for the Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories' 40-inch telescope should allow most of the Roche lobe of Neptune to be searched to 
and improve constraints on the light curve of Nereid.
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