Someone reminded us that Mercury was at great elongation around now. That's right!
The sudden clear skies sent a few people scurrying outside to set up their gear. John had the Toronto Centre's refractor; Tom had his binoculars on a tripod. I checked The Sky on the main computer: the inner planet was at azimuth 288° and 15° up!
It was a pretty sunset...
But it was not to be. Clouds were quickly moving in from the south-west.
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For a moment there I was thinking I had blown it, not bringing up my astronomy gear and telescope...
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I learned in this exercise from Tony that the rails of the GBO point north.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
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