Re: Venus visible in daylight




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. Mike Dworetsky

Hi - ok Mike I'm 10 miles from central London but my 70mm f/5 OG [Meade
ETX-70] + CCD does a fair job in M31 at http://tinyurl.com/yunhtd and
more tiny scope stuff including Venus in daylight at
http://www.astroman.fsnet.co.uk/etx70mg.htm

Nytecam




--
nytecam[_1_]
.

Relevant Pages

  • Keck Telescope and Cosmic Lens Resolve Nature and Fate of Early Star-Forming Galaxy
    ... Keck Telescope and "Cosmic Lens" Resolve Nature and Fate of Early ... Technology (Caltech) and their colleagues have provided unique ... insight into the nature of a young star-forming galaxy as it appeared ...
    (sci.space.news)
  • Superwind discovered spreading Star Dust across the Universe (Forwarded)
    ... A team of astronomers, led by the University of Durham, has discovered ... the aftermath of a spectacular explosion in a galaxy 11.5 billion light ... material known as "Superwinds". ... metre William Herschel Telescope on La Palma in which the UK is a major ...
    (sci.astro)
  • Spitzer Spies Parallelogram-Shaped Galactic Meal
    ... CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ... Peering into the "gut" of the galaxy Centaurus A, NASA's Spitzer Space ... Telescope has captured in unprecedented detail this massive galaxy's ...
    (sci.astro)
  • Re: Observing report, TV76, 9/2/2005
    ... > Started observing about 1am local time. ... Light dome from the Coachella Valley to the north and from ... > 300, GC, Sculptor - Fairly large, faint. ... > superimposed over the galaxy. ...
    (sci.astro.amateur)
  • Observing report, TV76, 9/2/2005
    ... Light dome from the Coachella Valley to the north and from ... 253, GX, Sculptor - Large, bright, elongated. ... 300, GC, Sculptor - Fairly large, faint. ... superimposed over the galaxy. ...
    (sci.astro.amateur)