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Re: Venus in daylight in southern latitudes
From: David C
Date: 2021 Nov 7, 22:23 -0800
From: David C
Date: 2021 Nov 7, 22:23 -0800
Success!
I had given up looking for venus in daylight. Tonight there is a clear sky and I received an unprompted message from my daughter and son-in-law that they could see venus near the moon. I asked if they meant at night and they replied now! A photo indicated that they observed it while playing with the grandchldred and a hose - a nice warm day.
I quickly found venus with binoculars and shortly after with the naked eye. As Frank says once found it is easy to find providing you have a reference. In this case the reference was a line through the horns of the moon.
Details are:
1900 NZDST 0600 8 Nov 2021 UT .
Sunset 2008 NZDST.
Moon 278° T alt 50° 52'
Venus 276°T alt 50° 59'
