On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 04:33:47 GMT, "Mark Lepkowski" wrote:

How bright does a star have to be to be visible with a small telescope in
broad daylight?

About magnitude 1 (Antares) in broad daylight with my 12" LX200. A polarizing
filter can help improve contrast. You need accurate goto or you probably won't
find any stars.

I've seen Vega, Sirius, Saturn with just binoculars, and Jupiter and Venus naked
eye.

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com