Re: Re: [APML] OT: venus

[<alsonwong@charter.net>]

At the White Mountains in California a few years ago, the rest of the sky was so dark that Jupiter cast a shadow. Looking at it directly was enough to impair dark adaptation.

Alson

> From: Chuck Vaughn <aa6g@aa6g.org>
> Date: 2004/07/22 Thu PM 02:43:57 GMT
> To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Subject: Re: [APML] OT: venus
> 
> Wei-Hao,
> 
> The darker your skies the more annoying is Venus. I've been out a few 
> times when Venus lit up the entire western sky. We even looked for 
> shadows cast by Venus but couldn't see any.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> -------------------------
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone feel Venus annoying?
> > Right after Venus appears, the whole sky gets brightened.
> > I even cannot see the Milky Way at north-east.
> > I don't know what kind of density I will get on the slides.
> >
> > Clear Skies,
> >
> > Wei-Hao
> >
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