Comments on: Daystar! http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2005/12/06/daystar/ Sci-fi, comics, humor, photos...it's all fair game. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:03:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Deja View | K-Squared Ramblings http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2005/12/06/daystar/#comment-23734 Deja View | K-Squared Ramblings Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:48:01 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/?p=1151#comment-23734 [...] for the first time in 1½ years, I managed to spot Venus in broad daylight again. I went downstairs to grab a snack about 3:20 this afternoon, and noticed the first-quarter [...] [...] for the first time in 1½ years, I managed to spot Venus in broad daylight again. I went downstairs to grab a snack about 3:20 this afternoon, and noticed the first-quarter [...]

]]> By: Daytime… Comet? | K-Squared Ramblings http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2005/12/06/daystar/#comment-16183 Daytime… Comet? | K-Squared Ramblings Tue, 16 Jan 2007 05:14:08 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/?p=1151#comment-16183 [...] And, well, I did. I’m just not sure what. This was 1:28 pm (33.66 N, 117.75 W), looking roughly southwest, with the sun placed behind a wall to the right. The sun is to the right and above the frame. I don’t have a good sense of distance in the sky, but this is in the right direction to be either Venus or the comet. [...] [...] And, well, I did. I’m just not sure what. This was 1:28 pm (33.66 N, 117.75 W), looking roughly southwest, with the sun placed behind a wall to the right. The sun is to the right and above the frame. I don’t have a good sense of distance in the sky, but this is in the right direction to be either Venus or the comet. [...]

]]> By: Comet! | K-Squared Ramblings http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2005/12/06/daystar/#comment-16116 Comet! | K-Squared Ramblings Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:55:24 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/?p=1151#comment-16116 [...] On the plus side, I did manage to spot Venus while the sky was still light, and get a picture. It’s not quite as exciting as spotting it at one in the afternoon, but by adding more blue, you get an idea of what that looked like: Share this link:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] On the plus side, I did manage to spot Venus while the sky was still light, and get a picture. It’s not quite as exciting as spotting it at one in the afternoon, but by adding more blue, you get an idea of what that looked like: Share this link:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: Kelson http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2005/12/06/daystar/#comment-8017 Kelson Fri, 16 Dec 2005 04:46:59 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/?p=1151#comment-8017 I managed to repeat this on Wednesday, Friday, and Monday. Clouds Thursday, indoors all afternoon on Saturday, and no luck on Sunday. This week has gotten progressively hazier every day to the point that today I could barely see the nearby mountains. Last week it was so clear we could see all the way to Long Beach from the section of Jamboree crossing the former Marine base. That asymmetrical wedge/doorstop-shaped hill that you can see off the 405 that I think is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Hill,_California" rel="nofollow">Signal Hill</a>*? We could see it from 30 miles away. This week? Well, last night I could barely see Venus even in the dark, the haze was so bad. *I can't find any pictures of Signal Hill. Pictures <em>on</em> Signal Hill, sure. Pictures <em>from</em> Signal Hill. But none <em>of</em> Signal Hill, so I can't check to be sure. I managed to repeat this on Wednesday, Friday, and Monday. Clouds Thursday, indoors all afternoon on Saturday, and no luck on Sunday. This week has gotten progressively hazier every day to the point that today I could barely see the nearby mountains. Last week it was so clear we could see all the way to Long Beach from the section of Jamboree crossing the former Marine base. That asymmetrical wedge/doorstop-shaped hill that you can see off the 405 that I think is Signal Hill*? We could see it from 30 miles away. This week? Well, last night I could barely see Venus even in the dark, the haze was so bad.

*I can’t find any pictures of Signal Hill. Pictures on Signal Hill, sure. Pictures from Signal Hill. But none of Signal Hill, so I can’t check to be sure.

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