"John Nichols" wrote in message
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"Howard Lester" wrote in message
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No photos taken, just nekkid eye observation last night - pretty neat!
Per the S&T bulletin I found it just to the right of Mercury, very close
to the horizon. I found it first in 8.5x44 binocs, then a little later
with my bare eyes right at the 21-1/2 hour old mark. The thin crescent
looked all broken up. No, it wasn't crying, it was just alternate light
and darker areas. It seemed odd that I could see the moon naked-eye, but
not Mercury.

Howard Lester
somewhere in southern Arizona


I wanted to give it a shot, but at there was quite a bit of low clouds to
the northwest where I was.


Howard forewarned me to check it out last night, but there was a house and
clouds in the way.

Curses!!! Foiled again!

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Jan Owen

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