Planets during the day

[Igwinder]

As the moon is currently an excellent reference point for finding Jupiter, I thought I'd try to find it during the day (Jupiter, that is, not the moon!) and, lo and behold, I can just make it out, even in full daylight.

My question is, what have you seen during full daylight, with or without a scope or bins? And no 'goto' cheating!!!

And dont look at the Sun!!!

[David Smith]

Have seen Venus in full daylight before and occasionally tracked Saturn well into daylight with the scope. I guess the latter is cheating as well . Will have to check my notes but I think I have picked up Mercury in binoculars before as well.

[DazC]

I had my best views of Venus and Mars in daylight. I could only just see them naked eye but ehen i looked through the ep, i could see dark patches on Mars instead of just an orange disk and the cresent of Venus was so clear and defined.

I was well pleased.

D.C

[billinforres]

I've watched a lunar occultation of Venus in a mackerel sky. At one point the Moon was hidden but I spotted Venus in a break in the clouds by just knowing what part of the sky it was in. I've also watched a lunar occultation of Regulus about 11am through my 8" Dob.

Who says you can't see stars ion daytime?

[David Smith]

Don't think I have ever spotted Mars during the day although I have tracked it with the scope into daylight.

[russ.will]

I started this thread about daytime astronomy some while back. Moon, Jupiter & Venus mid afternoon on this years warm day.

If I'd seen blue sky at a weeend since, I'd have given it another bash.

Russell

[cosmological]

I seen Venus in the day a few years ago. Often I'd look away from it and then I couldn't find it again, but the sun going behind the clouds seemed to help when trying to find it again.

[cowasaki]

I can see one star at the moment

I have enough problems with sun light ruining my night time viewing without trying during the day Seriously though, just the obvious one of Venus which is obviously visible quite often.