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- From: andy@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Andy Michael USGS Guest)
- Newsgroups: sci.astro
- Subject: Re: Saturn in daytime
- Date: 23 Dec 1992 09:21:52 GMT
- Organization: Stanford Univ. Earth Sciences
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- In article <1h9akmINNm38@morrow.stanford.edu> andy@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Andy Michael USGS Guest) writes:
- >A while ago people were discussing the ability to see various planets
- >in daylight. Today I spotted Saturn about half an hour before sunset
- >while taking a look at the much easier to spot Venus. Basically I
- >said, "Gee, what's that fairly dim thing near Venus." Later after the
- >sun set I said, "Huh, its not twinkling, must be a planet." Later, I
- >checked my Astronomical Calendar to see that it was Saturn (missed the
- >conjunction a day or so ago, damn!).
-
- PS (don't your just love people who post late at night, forget stuff
- and then follow up to their own postings): I also got out my binocs
- and made sure that it was Saturn. Can't just go around trusting books.
-
- Andy
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