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Re: Polaris in daytime
From: Dave Walden
Date: 2012 Jan 25, 07:58 -0800
From: Dave Walden
Date: 2012 Jan 25, 07:58 -0800
I suspect it's not power, but aperture and contrast.
>>I have been able to observe daytime Sirius using a 4 power sextant scope. Since Sirius is 23 times as bright as Polaris then a 92 power scope should do the trick.
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