[Blue Skies (Jacquie)]

I've seen Venus many times during the day. When I've had more time up my sleeve I've tried to see it high above, but have had better success mid morning and mid afternoon.

However the most memorable time was around midday! I was sailing competitively at the time and we, a crew of five, were drifting about on the Swan River waiting for some wind. I remember looking up and seeing Venus not far from the top of the mast. I got the others to look up and they all saw it! And they weren't experienced observers. Having the masthead nearby helped to act as a focus point, as it is hard to focus on a uniformly blue sky with no reference point.

Sirius - now there's a challenge! I've never tried. I've seen Jupiter during the day with help form the moon and that was hard but Sirius would be a nice one to bag.