[Tropo-Bob (Bob)]

I followed Mirzam (The announcer to Sirius) into the daytime today with my Vixen 115mm. Being ‘only’ Mag 2.0, it was somewhat more difficult than Rigel. It was akin to viewing Venus in the daytime with an unaided eye, for once seen, it was obvious enough, but there were occasions when I had just a bit of difficulty finding it. My EQ tracking was slightly off, so I had a few moments of panic when I came back to the scope after 20 mins.

I used a variety of Eyepieces, but thought the 17mm (52x) was best, however they all showed Beta Canis Major ok, even a 36mm. I also tried an orange filter, but it made it more difficult to see.

I finished about 8am, by manually moving the scope approximately 1 degree north, and then pushing it down to find Sirius, which was very easily seen.