[AZ-Observing] Re: Planets photo on NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day
- From: "Tom Polakis" <polakis@xxxxxxx>
- To: Reply-To:az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 16:33:11 -0700
Joe Orman wrote:
> rapidly dimming Mercury low in the WNW...
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
Last night, I tried and failed to see Mercury among the planets. It
should have been a few degrees away from the moon at a 4 o'clock position,
but I couldn't find it naked eye (forgot the binos). Starry Night had it
at magnitude -1, which is certainly incorrect, and Heavens Above says "?"
for its magnitude.
Here is my effort from May 13 atop Tempe Butte with a Nikon Coolpix 995
digital camera:
http://www.psiaz.com/polakis/digital_astro/planets_051302.jpg
It, too, fails to show Mercury, but Mars and Saturn are visible if you put
your eyes a few inches from your computer monitor.
Tom
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