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From: Frank Reed
Date: 2022 Mar 25, 15:28 -0700
Hi David,
I don't recall exactly where you live, but your altitudes, azimuths, and the time you selected all look good for the approximate location that I could remember (check against the image below). The elongation of Venus from the Sun is about 46° which is about as good as it gets. But if the Sun is bugging you, can you stand on the other side of your house? Maybe look for Sirius again tonight planning for the position of the Sun at the time of your Venus search tomorrow...
Can you see Venus in binoculars yet? Also, do you need eyeglasses for distance? When you look at the Moon in daylight, does it have a sharp limb with dozens and dozens of points of "detail" on its face?
My advice: keep at it! Find it in binoculars. Walk with your binoculars (carefully!) until you have carried Venus to the peak of a roof or the tip of a tree limb. Then lower the binoculars and scan slowly in that vicinity naked eye.
Frank Reed
