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Old 23-11-2013, 11:33 AM
N1 (Mirko)
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Daytime Objects

Here are some single thru-the-eyepiece shots taken from Europe and Australia during the past 18 months or so. Aldebaran, Jupiter, Venus, Vega. Note the annular phase in the after-transit Venus shot. No stacking, no tracking, no guiding, just hiding (of the scope in the shade in the case of Venus) . So please excuse the IQ & gunk on the glass. I mostly do visual. The Venus views were obtained at 3 and 1.5 degrees elongation, respectively, so extreme care was needed. Gives a rough impression of what you may see when skies are clear. In all cases, the Sun was at least 20° above the horizon. The point of all this (this is to you Matt) was sheer fun in being able to look out into space in broad daylight with the scope pointed at a blue featureless canvas. And, locating daytime celestial objects with a 60mm refractor, only based on knowing whereabouts they should be.
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