[AZ-Observing] Re: Venus by day
- From: sam@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:37:49 -0500
Thanks, Darrell.
Venus was/is definitely naked eye, both on the 30th and yesterday. It
should be easy to pick out again today, having the Moon as a fairly
convenient pointer. According to Starry Night Pro, Venus should be
about 12 degrees from the Moon at about 1pm today. I tried like heck
to see Jupiter as well but could only pick that up with some glass
until after about 4:30p.
Quoting "Spencer, Darrell" <DSpencer@xxxxxxx>:
> Hey Sam, great contribution to the "documenting of the event"!
>
> Relating to viewing Venus during the daytime, if you don't mind, please
> post your images of that, too, after processing. Would love to see
> them.
>
> Were you able to clearly discern Venus by naked eye, or were you
> referring to the view obtained using your 300mm? I've not observed
> Venus during the day, but have always heard that it's quite easy if the
> position is plotted with some precision.
>
> Holiday best,
>
> Darrell Spencer
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