Re: Venus visible in daylight

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"Mike Dworetsky" <platinum198@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:dLSdnRddMPXVQpjanZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@xxxxxxxxx
It is hardly news to those who read uk.sci.astronomy, but this morning the sky is unusually clear and blue, so I went out just before sunrise and marked a position where Venus was lined up with a chimney, then looked again 40 minutes later. Venus is easy to see in a clear blue sky as long as you know approximately where to look. Clearly visible and bright, at 0740, well after sunrise this morning 5 October. Just looked again at 0750, still there despite having the Sun shining directly on me.

Earlier, I went out and saw an impressive line-up of planets and waning crescent Moon, with bright and very orange Mars high up near Castor and Pollux, brilliant Venus, and fainter Saturn. Predictions suggest we are in for a few clear days and nights, so grab 'em.

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Mike Dworetsky

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I was looking for Andromeda (the galaxy) last night through 10x50 binoculars.

I could definitely see it but it was very faint, would I need to use a telescope to discern the disk structure or just dark skies?



You would need to take a long exposure (3-4 mins) with a CCD using a telescope of at least 6-inches aperture. You would need to have a larger format CCD to take in enough galaxy to see the spiral arms, or a focal reducer, or both.

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