[AZ-Observing] Re: Capella at noon
- From: "Jimmy Ray" <jimmy_ray@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:50:08 -0700
I have stood inside not the one in Humboldt (how did they get in there?) but
the smoke stack across front the Circle K in Mayer. Never thought to look
for stars. I would think that one would have to find the time when something
fairly bright would pass directly over it's 14 foot internal aperture (as
the mount isn't very flexible). It also has a very poor 1X lens on the front
but is well blackened inside...
Jimmy Ray
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Stan Gorodenski
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 8:42 AM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Capella at noon
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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