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Daytime Antares
Hi all,
After reading this thread a couple of weeks ago, I decided to have a go at Antares (mag 1) today while the moon was close. It was very easy in my 130mm Newtonian at 2:30 pm this afternoon, but despite several minutes trying, I could not pick it up using 10x50 binoculars. It was interesting to see how red it appears against a bright sky - I guess due to the reduced contrast. Only the second star I've seen during the day (the other being the sun of course), so I'm glad I took the scope out!
Cheers,
Stephen
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