tracked Venus into daylight (Union)

It was 6:07am and Venus is well up.

I tried to find Mercury. It was to be ahead of Venus, rising at 4:15am. But I couldn't see it. Either I was tired (I did snooze) or I was losing it in the trees... Frustrating. I thought I was looking in the right area. Is it that tough?

temp: 11°C
humidity: 98%

I put Mom's newt on Venus and fired up the motor. It kept drifting out of view because I had forgotten to properly align the mount while it was dark! Duh! I finally lost track of Venus at 7:37am.

Aunt PJ, the early-riser, was the first to join me. She briefly looked at Venus. So I have a witness. By the time the girls were up, it was too late! Mom missed it too.

Still, I was impressed. The sky was very bright and I could not see the planet with the naked eye and I had a difficult time relocating it with binoculars.

Must try this again!