[AZ-Observing] Re: Daytime Jupiter Opportunities
- From: "Chris Hanrahan" <chris.hanrahan@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:09:09 -0700
Tom,
Just successfully saw Jupiter naked eye! 4:56pm.
Quite entertaining. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
Chris
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Daytime Jupiter Opportunities
In case you haven't done this observing stunt yet, you will have a good
chance at spotting Jupiter during the day without optical aid in the next
few days. One of the problems is always getting your eyes to focus. The
First Quarter moon will be nearby to help out.
At 5:00 p.m. today, look for Jupiter about 10 degrees to the left of the
moon at a clock position of 8 o'clock. Tomorrow, it's 6 degrees below the
moon. And on Tuesday, it will be 15 degrees away at a 4 o'clock position.
The spotting is made easier when Jupiter is nearly 90 degrees away from the
sun, as this is a natural polarization band, where the sky is a dark blue.
A polarizing filter or sunglasses helps out.
Tom
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