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Re: Some celestial bodies
From: David Pike
Date: 2025 Jul 25, 13:14 -0700
From: David Pike
Date: 2025 Jul 25, 13:14 -0700
I would go for Venus as the 'biggy' high right, Aldebaran to the Right of Venus, Bellatrix a bit more right and lower, Capella left and higher, Elnath half way between Venus and Capella but lower with another little chap above him. Plus, with my X-Ray eyesight, do I spot Jupiter low in the daylight between Capella and Elnath. There're one or two other non 57 stars worth identifying, but I'll leave that to others, particularly the little chap close right of Venus. I hadn't realised pilots could see the curvature of the Earth from FL450. Sitting in the back facing backwards it was more like being down a coal mine. DaveP
