Hi Hilmar,

>BTW, at what latitude are you located? This affects visibility of some celestial objects.

I'm at 15.1 N (and 145.8 E). Yes, I know about latitude and the position of celestial objects...I studied a bit of celestial navigation, but, actually never put it into practice (as I was usually too seasick when at sea). In any case, GPS is SO much easier (as long as you have batteries and sattelites)!

What is your lat and long?


>>There will be an Annular Solar Eclipse on the 10th, visible here...fun skywatching these days.
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>Watch out for your eyes. You may be aware of this, but just in case: looking directly into the sun is dangerous. Looking through a telescope or binoculars is almost certain to cause blindness.
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>The recommended methods are, with a telescope: project the image, for instance, on a piece of paper placed behind the telescope; without a telescope: use a strong filter. Special filters from aluminum paper can be obtained (I found that you can replace with the aluminum foil from food packaging, like cereal - double layer for the thickness used here); you can also darken a piece of glass, over a candle.

Thanks, I am aware of that, but always good to pass it on.

BTW, have you ever seen a green flash? it's been a long time for me, but I did see one, from the beach, last week. I guess you wouldn't be able to see it from Bolivia...you need to see the sun set over the ocean I believe.

J