Re: (SNES) Daylight Sighting of Saturn

["Les Lytton" <Starman@SAMnet.net>]

Hi Les,

Congratulations!

You make it sound easy, but we all know that it takes technique and
practice, as well as good sky  conditions to find the planets through all
that blue glare in the daytime sky - at least until one has done it
successfully a number of times.  I have been trying several years now,
without luck, to spot a daytime Iridium flare at -7 or -8 magnitude.  To add
insult to injury, my failures have been when I was equipped with the prior
information where to look.  I've even tried with sunglasses to cut the glare
of staring at that glaringly bright sky while trying to spot the flash.

It would be very interesting if I might convince you to share your daytime
planetary viewing techniques with us....?

Respectfully,

Les Lytton


From: Les Coleman <les11@cox.net>
To: SNE Gazers <snegazers@brainiac.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 18:11
Subject: (SNES) Daylight Sighting of Saturn


>Hi,
>
>As many of you know, I have a hobby within Astronomy which has no useful
value but which I
>enjoy a great deal. I try to sight planets WHILE THE SUN IS UP. It is
theoretically
>possible to sight the five brightest planets. Venus is extremely easy.
>Jupiter is fairly easy. Mercury is possible but it takes a bit of planning
and maybe the
>help of a crescent Moon or Venus nearby. Late this afternoon I bagged
Saturn in daylight
>with the help of the Moon. Actually, I also saw Jupiter but no big deal.
>Saturn was only as bright as Vega today. What really helped was that Saturn
was almost
>overhead. I could see Saturn and Jupiter but I couldn't spot Sirius so it
shows what a
>difference between the zenith and nearer the horizon makes.

>Les Coleman
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