Daylight Planets

[hansg]

You dont need Dark to photo the planets, Mercury ,Venus is best in daytime but also Saturn and Jupiter, here is Jupiter:
http://www.fredda-o-ac.se/KPO/jup20120816.htm
h-g

[acropolite]

I agree, the best view of Jupiter I've ever had was in the early morning twilight, IIS member Mozzie is very good at finding Jupiter naked eye during the daylight hours.

[silv]

interesting. thanks for sharing these captures :thumbsup:

[CometGuy]

Thanks H-G for posting this. Years ago (around 1981) Astronomy magazine ran an article on seeing stars and planets in the daytime - makes an interesting read if you can track it down.

Best daylight naked eye view of Jupiter I got was when it was next to the moon - it was suprisingly easy to see. With an 8" telescope and accurate GOTO I once succeeded in finding mag 6 stars up to an hour before sunset, then as the last rays of sunlight were shining I was able to track down Uranus and Neptune!

Terry

[clive milne]

Terry.... you are challenging my belief system.

[CometGuy]

Hi Clive,

I fully understand!

Anyway, here is a thread that details some are my attempts at "extreme" daylight observations from a few years ago. I tried on 3 occassions, each time going deeper:

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=49480

Terry