[AZ-Observing] Re: Capella at noon
- From: Stan Gorodenski <stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:41:36 -0700
I had observed Jupiter and Saturn during the day on the Rim in year
past. At that time we did not have the benefits of 'parking' scopes, and
I had to work their position off the Sun. I have read if you are at the
bottom of a long smoke stack, like the one at Humboldt, you can see
stars naked eye.
Stan
Steve Coe wrote:
>Chris, Dean, et al;
>
>I have used my Nexstar 11 GPS to find bright stars in the day a few =
>times.
>Usually when I am boring in the middle of the day during a two nighter. =
>It
>is fun, I remember Betelgeuse most of all. The medium orange against =
>the
>blue sky is a unique observation. I just need to remember to "park" the
>scope rather than turn it off when done the night before. Not an easy =
>thing
>to do at 2:30 in the morning;-)
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