[AZ-Observing] Re: Mars Naked Eye Opportunity Tomorrow Morning

Joe wrote:-----------------------------------
 
 I've observed Mars a few times during the day this year through my
dob. Even if it isn't visible naked eye, it makes a very nice color
contrast of pink and blue through a scope. Details aren't too bad
even in daylight, though things get washed out. 
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 Joe:
 
   Have also done this by using an EQ mount and can leave unattended
for some time and come back and find the planet. The details can be
seen almost as good as during night or twilight if you use the filters
Red, or Orange or Yellow. Adding a polarizer helps a bit also. The seeing
from where I observe is usually pretty bad by 10 am. But that is 5 or 6 
additional hours of the planet, almost a quarter rotation (day) over
there. I keep the OTA cool by taking it inside and bringing it back out
when I want to view again and just the mount had been tracking by itself.
 
 Russ
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