Mars in daylight opportunity?

Outbackmanyep · #1 25-03-2010, 03:30 PM

This arvo, after 5pm, Mars "might" be a naked eye object about 3 degrees North of the moon, i think i'll try closer to 6pm.

Bins would help immensely, but im wondering if it can be seen unaided!?

Jen · #2 25-03-2010, 04:22 PM

cool im going to try and remember to go check that out

gary · #3 25-03-2010, 04:33 PM

Thanks for the heads-up.

It will definitely be worth a try.

Lester · #4 25-03-2010, 06:12 PM

Just had a look with 7x50 binos and didn't see Mars.

M54 (Molly) · #5 25-03-2010, 07:31 PM

I just looked with 8x40's and couldn't see it.

Jen · #6 25-03-2010, 10:16 PM

nope couldnt see a thing till it got dark and woohoo there it was

mithrandir (Andrew) · #7 25-03-2010, 10:41 PM

Couldn't see it until around 19:00 AEDT, at which time the sky was still reasonably bright, about 4 deg from the Moon.

michaellxv (Michael) · #8 25-03-2010, 10:50 PM

I was down at the beach about 7:30 watching the sunset. Saw Venus for the first time in a while and Mars just near the moon. The pointers were just coming out too.

Not really daylight, but certainly not dark either.

Waxing_Gibbous (Peter) · #9 26-03-2010, 12:13 AM

Caught it about 19:00. Faint but there. High cloud in the west might have helped?

Outbackmanyep · #10 26-03-2010, 04:27 PM

I tried at 6:30 with 7x50 B's and couldn't see it but i did find Sirius!