stars during the day

mozzie (Peter) · #1 08-06-2009, 08:45 PM

doing a little house keeping on my pod sunday arvo i unparked the scope and had a look at saturn nice clear image rings were nice and crisp very surprised for day viewing thought i would have a look at sirius-rigel-betelguese-canopus-regulous they were all easily visable has anybody else seen other day objects that also surprised you
mozzie

OneOfOne (Trevor) · #2 09-06-2009, 07:51 AM

I have seen Alpha Centauri at about lunch time once during the summer. I guess it is not that surprising when you think about it, but I could see both of them! Have also seen Jupiter during the day and you could even make out the belts. I saw Venus once without a scope, but I did need my glasses.

The only star brighter than magnitude -1 I have yet to see during the night is the Sun

Barrykgerdes · #3 09-06-2009, 08:13 AM

With My old permanent installation I could goto and see any star with magnitude brighter than 2. It used to surprise the visitors!

Barry

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #4 09-06-2009, 08:17 AM

I never actually thought to have a look Peter.
Might have a go at it this arvo when I'm setting up.

Robert9 (Robert) · #5 09-06-2009, 11:05 AM

Melbourne -

7C, grey skies,

rain ,

no hope!

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #6 09-06-2009, 11:42 AM

We had 5 degrees this morning here in sunny QLD.

Robert9 (Robert) · #7 09-06-2009, 12:56 PM

That's incrrrrrrrrredibbbbbllllllle.

mozzie (Peter) · #8 09-06-2009, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

I never actually thought to have a look Peter.
Might have a go at it this arvo when I'm setting up.

youll be surprised jeanette these goto scopes make things a lot easier
mozzie

mozzie (Peter) · #9 09-06-2009, 05:09 PM

just remembered every body here is experienced and know roughly where the stars are in the sky be careful with the sun and watch your finderscope the cross hairs dont like the sun

i am in my pod and turn it towards the sun when the scope stops i can see if it is pointed near it especially around orion once again watch out for the sun
mozzie

lacad01 (Adam) · #10 09-06-2009, 06:11 PM

Dumb question but how does the viewing in daylight differ from dark (for the object in question I mean). Guess I should try for myself but wondering if it's worth it

I have seen somewhere an image of the Ring Nebula (M57) captured by a Gstar-Ex in daylight, was pretty amazing.

mozzie (Peter) · #11 09-06-2009, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by lacad01

Dumb question but how does the viewing in daylight differ from dark (for the object in question I mean). Guess I should try for myself but wondering if it's worth it

I have seen somewhere an image of the Ring Nebula (M57) captured by a Gstar-Ex in daylight, was pretty amazing.

i think they sre way more exciting of a night but the challenge to see these stars while the sun is high in the sky to me is absoultly amazing i didnt think you could see them
mozzie

Bassnut (Fred) · #12 09-06-2009, 08:10 PM

That brings up a hand hint, polar alignment during the day on a bright star, at leasurley pace. You just have to find one 1st, sometimes difficult.

AdrianF (Adrian) · #13 10-06-2009, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

We had 5 degrees this morning here in sunny QLD.

2 degrees here in Roma sunny Qld

Adrian

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #14 10-06-2009, 07:46 AM

brrrrr

Barrykgerdes · #15 10-06-2009, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Bassnut

That brings up a hand hint, polar alignment during the day on a bright star, at leasurley pace. You just have to find one 1st, sometimes difficult.

No problem unless it is cloudy. Use the Sun. Just remember don't look at it or allow too much light into your telescope. I used this method very successfully using eyepiece projection from the finderscope (align it first). Main scope cap on. Goto telescopes don't allow you to align on the Sun but you can easily use a planetarium program hooked up to the telescope and the "sync" button.

Barry

firstlight (Tony) · #16 10-06-2009, 04:48 PM

ACrux is another speckie. Easily separate the bright components with 25mm in 8" LX200 (about 80x?)... Used to do this for the guests at StarGazers Week at O'Reilly's Guesthouse.

mozzie (Peter) · #17 10-06-2009, 05:02 PM

beautiful clear morning here today turned up a workand at around 7.30 looked up and showed the other brickies venus and jupiter they were absoultly stoked to see them in daylight

mozzie

firstlight (Tony) · #18 10-06-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mozzie

beautiful clear morning here today turned up a workand at around 7.30 looked up and showed the other brickies venus and jupiter they were absoultly stoked to see them in daylight

mozzie

Always cool to see Fiona, although I have never seen Jupiter unaided... the best was a pair of binos.