Venus in the evening

Just picked out Venus during bright evening twilight at about 7:15pm=20
local time. I was using my 10x32 Leica binoculars. Over the next few=20
months Venus will be slowing pulling away from the sun and moving=20
southward. Also on the evening of June 25th Venus, Mercury and Saturn=20
will all be within 2=B0 of each other!

-Florian
Palm Springs, Calif.

Congrats!

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"Florian" wrote in message
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Just picked out Venus during bright evening twilight at about 7:15pm
local time. I was using my 10x32 Leica binoculars. Over the next few
months Venus will be slowing pulling away from the sun and moving
southward. Also on the evening of June 25th Venus, Mercury and Saturn
will all be within 2° of each other!

-Florian
Palm Springs, Calif.

I concur, very nice. As for me, I am dullard enought not to be able to
pick out Mercury yet. BTW, very nice skies you have in Palm Springs.

Erik
socalsw

"Florian" wrote in message
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Just picked out Venus during bright evening twilight at about 7:15pm
local time. I was using my 10x32 Leica binoculars. Over the next few
months Venus will be slowing pulling away from the sun and moving
southward. Also on the evening of June 25th Venus, Mercury and Saturn
will all be within 2° of each other!

-Florian
Palm Springs, Calif.


The last time I saw Venus was in December, 2004. It was around noon and,
although there were clouds, I pinpointed it with my scope's finderscope.
Then I took a look at it through the C8 with a #47 violet filter. I
couldn't believe how small it had become and was even fooled into thinking
it was Mars for a while. However, I knew that Mars wouldn't show up at that
time of day.

Clay

Nice one! Been watching Venus on Soho widefield in last few months - still a Venus 'spike' on today's frame [May 4th] LH side.

Nytecam
51N 0.1W

Originally Posted by Florian

Just picked out Venus during bright evening twilight at about 7:15pm=20
local time. I was using my 10x32 Leica binoculars. Over the next few=20
months Venus will be slowing pulling away from the sun and moving=20
southward. Also on the evening of June 25th Venus, Mercury and Saturn=20
will all be within 2=B0 of each other!

-Florian
Palm Springs, Calif.