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SteveDallas · 06-08-2004, 08:36 AM

I saw it.... I wasn't overly optimistic at first. I arrived at the park at about 5:45AM. The sky was very clear.... except in the east. But the sun was still too low, so it was too early to tell. But it was quite hazy. In fact, there were individual "chunks" of fog on the baseball diamond, which is the lowest part of the park.

By 6:00 the sun was up in the middle of the trees and I was able to find a strategic spot and while it was still hazy, there it was as advertised.

I had to move my setup 3 or 4 times to realign with respect to the trees, but I kept it in view. By about 6:35 or 6:40 almost all the haze was burned off, and the sun was now above the trees. The edge of Venus touched the edge of the sun around 7:05 by my watch (probably not accurate), and was completely gone at about 7:25.

All in all, worth getting up at 5:15 AM for!

06-08-2004, 08:36 AM	#4
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I saw it.... I wasn't overly optimistic at first. I arrived at the park at about 5:45AM. The sky was very clear.... except in the east. But the sun was still too low, so it was too early to tell. But it was quite hazy. In fact, there were individual "chunks" of fog on the baseball diamond, which is the lowest part of the park. By 6:00 the sun was up in the middle of the trees and I was able to find a strategic spot and while it was still hazy, there it was as advertised. I had to move my setup 3 or 4 times to realign with respect to the trees, but I kept it in view. By about 6:35 or 6:40 almost all the haze was burned off, and the sun was now above the trees. The edge of Venus touched the edge of the sun around 7:05 by my watch (probably not accurate), and was completely gone at about 7:25. All in all, worth getting up at 5:15 AM for!