The clouds this morning helped make my decision not to set up a telescope at work. I took a pair of 10x30 IS binoculars instead. High thin clouds dissipated enough to where Venus and the thin crescent of the Moon were visible at about 10:30. Amazingly, Venus could be seen naked eye. Very, very cool. I'm certain that the clouds would have never cleared had I taken the telescope. Sam Rua Tucson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <kellerjt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 8:57 AM > Subject: [AZ-Observing] A "Joe Orman Moment" Reminder > > > > > > HEADS UP! > > > > July 17 (daytime): Occultation of Venus by crescent moon, very high in > sky > > (disappears 10:33 am, reappears 12:02 pm). > > > > . . . > > > > Jenn > > > > --- > > This message is from the AZ-Observing mailing list. If you wish to be > > removed from this list, send E-mail to: > AZ-Observing-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, > > with the subject: unsubscribe. > > > > The list's archive is at: http://www.freelists.org/archives/az-observing > > > > This is a discussion list. Please send personal inquiries directly to > > the message author. In other words, do not use "reply" for personal > > messages. Thanks. > > > > > > > --- This message is from the AZ-Observing mailing list. If you wish to be removed from this list, send E-mail to: AZ-Observing-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, with the subject: unsubscribe. The list's archive is at: http://www.freelists.org/archives/az-observing This is a discussion list. Please send personal inquiries directly to the message author. In other words, do not use "reply" for personal messages. Thanks.