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Re: Venus During the day.
From: Peter Hakel
Date: 2010 Sep 12, 11:09 -0700
From: Peter Hakel
Date: 2010 Sep 12, 11:09 -0700
Indeed, perhaps including lunar distance measurements.
Peter Hakel
From: Marcel Tschudin <marcel.e.tschudin@gmail.com>
To: NavList@fer3.com
Sent: Sun, September 12, 2010 3:26:38 AM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Venus During the day.
Frank, you wrote:
"After I read your message about half an hour ago, I pulled out my
phone and launched Google Sky Map. Aha, I see that Venus is right next
to the Moon. I stepped outside but couldn't find the Moon. I pulled
out the phone again, and aimed it where it told me to, and... aha...
there's that pale crescent. Then I just shot a bunch of photos."
I appreciate your attitude to just try something without pondering too
much on the ifs, pros and cons. Your courage for experimenting
indicates that it seems indeed possible to use a camera for
CN-observations during daylight. It would be interesting the result
one would obtain from such a Moon-Venus or (probably soon) a
Moon-Jupiter observation during daytime (or twilight) with a
calibrated camera.
Marcel
Peter Hakel
From: Marcel Tschudin <marcel.e.tschudin@gmail.com>
To: NavList@fer3.com
Sent: Sun, September 12, 2010 3:26:38 AM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Venus During the day.
Frank, you wrote:
"After I read your message about half an hour ago, I pulled out my
phone and launched Google Sky Map. Aha, I see that Venus is right next
to the Moon. I stepped outside but couldn't find the Moon. I pulled
out the phone again, and aimed it where it told me to, and... aha...
there's that pale crescent. Then I just shot a bunch of photos."
I appreciate your attitude to just try something without pondering too
much on the ifs, pros and cons. Your courage for experimenting
indicates that it seems indeed possible to use a camera for
CN-observations during daylight. It would be interesting the result
one would obtain from such a Moon-Venus or (probably soon) a
Moon-Jupiter observation during daytime (or twilight) with a
calibrated camera.
Marcel