[AZ-Observing] Re: Paul Lind's Occultation Observation


That agrees with the research of our SAC lecturer last month, so I guess I
need to put that insulating bubble film I got at Ace Hardware around my
whole blue tube scope to stop the bad seeing!
Jack Jones


> Yes, I observed the disappearance in my 14". 
> 
> "I observed the Moon-Venus occultation from my N. Phoenix
> home through high
> clouds. Venus was much brighter than the moon and larger than expected.
> Times were:
>               First contact with bright limb of Venus
> 10:34:00 MST
>               Second contact
> 10:34:30 MST
> It seems that my dark blue 14" dob is a near perfect solar
> absorber. The
> tube became too hot to touch in the bright sun. So I covered
> the sunward
> side with aluminum foil, which gave it a sort of "Twilight
> Zone" look and
> cooled it down!"
> Paul Lind
> paul.u.lind@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:paul.u.lind@xxxxxxxxx> 
> 
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